2011
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| Date |
Title |
| 12/23/11 |
Twelve drummers drumming |
| 12/20/11 |
Deck the halls |
| 12/16/11 |
Sine die, silent night |
| 12/12/11 |
House and Senate offer “consensus” budgets
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| 12/09/11 |
A quick look at week 3 of special session |
| 12/07/11 |
School district representatives speak out on cuts to days, LEA
|
| 12/06/11 |
House budget committee to discuss cuts to days, LEA
|
| 12/02/11 |
Week one of special Legislative session ends; four to go |
| 11/28/11 |
Legislators convene for special session
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| 11/21/11 |
Governor unveils supplemental budget proposal |
| 11/10/11 |
SBE rearranges 20-credit requirements for Class of 2016 |
10/27/11
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Governor shares “cuts” lists, identifies $365.3 in K-12 reductions |
| 09/01/11 |
Where did the summer go? |
| 07/14/11 |
Compensation Work Group convenes |
| 07/12/11 |
WSSDA 2011 Legislative Summary now available
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| 06/28/11 |
Supreme Court hears arguments in landmark school funding case |
| 06/17/11 |
Should school districts be concerned about changing the state’s debt limit? |
| 06/16/11 |
Governor signs budget bills, revenue forecast down again |
| 06/08/11 |
Governor to sign budget bills next week |
| 06/07/11 |
Reviewing options for K-12 salary reductions |
| 06/02/11 |
Chart: Bills passed affecting public schools, K-12 funding |
| 05/26/11 |
For a few dollars more |
| 05/25/11 |
Legislature concludes special session |
| 05/24/11 |
Capital budget deal announced |
| 05/24/11 |
Compromise operating budget announced |
| 05/23/11 |
Come together |
| 05/23/11 |
Budget agreement reported as session deadline looms |
| 05/13/11 |
Friday the 13th |
| 05/10/11 |
House and Senate take action on bills |
| 05/05/11 |
Much ado about nothing |
| 04/26/11 |
Special session convenes quietly, lots left to do |
| 04/22/11 |
62nd legislature adjourns sine die on Day 103, special session called |
| 04/19/11 |
Senate passes operating budget, 34-13 |
| 04/17/11 |
Senate swaps buses for attendance |
| 04/15/11 |
Legislative Committee Meetings of Interest: April 18-22 |
| 04/14/11 |
Senate fiscal committee hears opposition to K-12 cuts |
| 04/12/11 |
Senate proposal slashes K-12 funding |
| 04/11/11 |
Legislative Committee Meetings of Interest: April 11-15 |
| 04/08/11 |
Under building lock-down, bills continue to pass |
| 04/06/11 |
House budget proposal passes fiscal committee |
| 04/06/11 |
Bill to delay implementation of education finance reforms re-introduced |
| 04/04/11 |
Legislature takes bill action, House budgets released |
| 04/04/11 |
Quick dash -- Budget summary report |
| 04/01/11 |
At last! A budget (no foolin') |
| 04/01/11 |
Legislative Committee Meetings of Interest: April 4-8 |
| 03/29/11 |
Mood somber as the wait for budget release continues |
| 03/25/11 |
Countdown to April 24 begins |
| 03/25/11 |
Legislative Committee Meetings of Interest: March 28–April 1 |
| 03/24/11 |
Bill action continues, what’s next |
| 03/23/11 |
Bill action (or inaction, as the case may be) |
| 03/22/11 |
Three days or less left for policy bill action |
| 03/18/11 |
The week ahead, Senate releases substitute bill on education restructuring |
| 03/18/11 |
Legislative Committee Meetings of Interest: March 21–25 |
| 03/17/11 |
No gold at the end of this rainbow |
| 03/16/11 |
Haigh offers changes to restructuring bill |
| 03/15/11 |
Senate to hear restructuring education bill |
| 03/11/11 |
Town Hall meetings Saturday, looking ahead to the coming week |
| 03/11/11 |
Legislative Committee Meetings of Interest: March 14–18 |
| 03/10/11 |
What’s in your in-box? |
| 03/08/11 |
IB diploma, innovative schools topics of public hearings |
| 03/08/11 |
Upcoming Legislative Town Hall Meetings |
| 03/07/11 |
Most education bills survive cutoff, remain “alive” |
| 03/03/11 |
Legislature continues floor action |
| 03/03/11 |
Legislative Committee Meetings of Interest: March 7–11 |
| 03/02/11 |
House works through day/evening on education issues |
| 03/01/11 |
Education bills scheduled for action in the House |
| 02/28/11 |
School directors and administrators share messages with legislators |
| 02/25/11 |
Bills languish in fiscal committees, others advance |
| 02/25/11 |
Legislative Committee Meetings of Interest: Feb. 28–March 4 |
| 02/23/11 |
Many bills still under consideration after first cutoff |
| 02/21/11 |
House education budget committee acts on bills |
| 02/18/11 |
House and Senate pass supplemental budget |
| 02/18/11 |
Legislative Committee Meetings of Interest: Feb. 21-25 |
| 02/16/11 |
House and Senate reach FY11 budget agreement |
| 02/15/11 |
Committee hears bills on teacher RIFs, alternative routes for principals |
| 02/14/11 |
The week ahead |
| 02/12/11 |
No agreement yet on supplemental budget |
| 02/11/11 |
Legislative Committee Meetings of Interest: Feb. 14-18 |
| 02/10/11 |
Dozens turn out for hearing on “consolidation” bill |
| 02/09/11 |
Washington FRN delegation returns home |
| 02/04/11 |
Senate passes supplemental budget, negotiations begin |
| 02/04/11 |
Legislative Committee Meetings of Interest: Feb. 7-11 |
| 02/03/11 |
Supplemental budget moves closer to final passage |
| 02/02/11 |
Senate Democrats release budget proposal |
| 02/01/11 |
Senate committee to hear governor's education restructuring bill |
| 01/31/11 |
Committees hear bills this week |
| 01/28/11 |
Week in review/The week ahead |
| 01/28/11 |
Legislative Committee Meetings of Interest: Jan. 31 – Feb. 4 |
| 01/26/11 |
WSSDA launches 'First Reading' blog; upcoming opportunities for school director testimony |
| 01/25/11 |
Summary for recently introduced bills |
| 01/24/11 |
House passes budget; assessment bills heard in Senate |
| 01/23/11 |
Week in review/The week ahead |
| 01/21/11 |
Legislative committee meetings of interest: Jan. 24-28 |
| 01/20/11 |
Legislators encourage school boards to speak out |
| 01/19/11 |
"Efficiencies" bill introduced in the House |
| 01/18/11 |
LEA protected, some retroactive cuts remain in House budget proposal |
| 01/14/11 |
Week in Review |
| 01/14/11 |
Legislative committee meetings of interest: Jan. 17-21 |
| 01/11/11 |
State of the State delivered; budget hearings get underway |
| 01/10/11 |
62nd Legislative Session kicks off, budget to dominate conversations |