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We are pleased to announce that Erin Jones will be the keynote speaker at our January 25 activist training, Access, Equity, & Excellence. Erin Jones is the Director of Equity and Achievement for Federal Way Public Schools. She has worked in education for the past 18 years as a volunteer, a private and public school teacher, a late night program director, and an instructional coach. Read more
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At the League of Education Voters, we recognize all of the hard work that you do toward improving public education across Washington state. We are pleased to announce our Activist of the Month for January: Lynda Collie-Johsnon, who has been advocating for equity throughout her career as an educator.
Read more about Lynda's experience as an educator and at LEV's Activist Training last year. Read more
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Beginning this week, our online webinars will focus on Washington state’s legislative session. Each week, we are inviting a legislator to present, giving policymakers the opportunity to share their most pressing issues, and giving you the chance to ask your most pressing questions. LEV Government Relations Director Frank Ordway kicked off the series on January 9. Our first legislator, presenting on January 16, is Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos, a strong education advocate who chairs the House Education Committee and serves on the Washington State Education Opportunity Gap Accountability and Oversight committee. Learn more
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Join us on March 11, 2014, at the Seattle Sheraton Hotel, to learn more about Seattle’s proposed universal pre-K (UPK) initiative, which would make free preschool available to all three- and four-year olds in our city. Only a handful of other cities have implemented a UPK initiative. Washington's business and civic leaders, educators, and parents understand the impact that investing in early learning can have on the lives of our kids and the fiscal health of our community. Dimitri Christakis, a pediatrician at Seattle Children's Hospital in Seattle and early learning advocate, says it best: "Change the beginning of the story and you change the WHOLE story." RSVP online
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Those who want to learn more about the first proposed charter schools in Washington state can attend public forums beginning Monday in Spokane.
The Washington Charter School Commission will give each of the 19 applicants 10 minutes to talk about their proposals. Each forum will also include 30 minutes for public comments. Learn more
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SAVE THE DATE
January 18, 2014 | Finding Your Voice Training, Richland
January 25, 2014 | Access, Equity, and Excellence Activist Training, Puget Sound
February 8, 2014 | Access, Equity, and Excellence Activist Training, Yakima
March 11, 2014 | LEV Foundation Annual Breakfast, The Sheraton Hotel, Seattle
January 9–March 6, 2014 | Weekly webinars on the 2014 legislative session, Online
GIVE TO LEAGUE OF EDUCATION VOTERS | Donate online
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