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Gifted Education Day 2016
We have a full program scheduled for Friday, January 29. Program begins at 9am or as close to it as we can manage. Please help us by being on time. Deb Merle, Governor Inslee’s chief education advisor; Jody Hess from the Highly Capable Program (HCP) office at the...
Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015
IMPORTANT ADVOCACY OPPORTUNITY — UNITED STATES CONGRESS After 8 year’s delay, Congress is finally ready to seriously consider a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act — better known as No Child Left Behind. This is a comprehensive rewrite of the...
Coalition Statement on Highly Capable Funding
Washington promises a continuum of Highly Capable Program services K-12 to identified gifted students as part of basic education. These students can be found in school districts large and small, and across all demographic groups. Our districts seek to find and serve...
Gifted Education Day – March 11, 2015
Equity in education is an empty concept without excellence. Washington State has too often left to chance the fate of those with exceptional academic talent rather than ensuring widespread, systematic, and appropriate opportunities to flourish. Our state needs a...
It’s win or go home time
We want to move forward, so it's 'win or go home' time for Highly Capable. Yes, we know this at least the third time in about a week that we are asking you to step up and take action. But that is the way things go in advocacy -- long periods of no action followed by...
Who is speaking for you?
We expect SB 5922 to receive a hearing before the end of this week. Members of the Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education Committee will then vote to decide if the bill will advance for further consideration. Have you made sure that they know how you want them to...