Lunchtime LEVinars
Welcome to Lunchtime LEVinars, free, interactive, online webinars on important and timely issues hosted by the League of Education Voters (LEV). These lunchtime webinars are designed to share information and build knowledge about the issues at the core of LEV’s policy priorities.
LEV will host each 30 to 60-minute webinar, which will include a 20–30 minute presentation by an expert from the field and 10 minutes of Q&A. Each webinar will be recorded and archived on our website.
Most Recent LEVinar
Impacts of the 2024 Washington state Ballot Initiatives
The November general election is only weeks away, and four initiatives are on the statewide ballot:
- I-2109 would repeal Washington state’s limited capital gains excise tax, slashing over $2.2 billion from public education, childcare, and early learning in the next 5 years.
- I-2117 would repeal Washington state’s cap-and-invest program and endanger our health and safety, and devastate our transportation system.
- I-2124 would eliminate Washington state’s long-term care insurance program for 3.9 million working Washingtonians, which will hurt women and increase our costs and medical debt.
- I-2066 would attack energy efficiency by repealing common-sense protections, leaving us with higher energy costs and making our communities more vulnerable during storms, wildfires, and deadly heat waves.
In this webinar, we explore the impacts of what would happen if these initiatives were to pass and answer your questions.
Panelists:
- Monica Jurado Stonier, Washington state Representative
- Treasure Mackley, Executive Director of Invest in Washington Now
- Christina Keys, an advocate for family caregivers in Vancouver
- Calvin Jones, Outreach Director at Defend Washington
- Carey Morris, Government Relations Consultant
Moderated by League of Education Voters CEO Arik Korman.
Watch Now (captioning is available in English, Spanish, and Somali)
Upcoming LEVinar
Education and Workforce Outcomes of Students Who Have Experienced Foster Care, Homelessness, or Institutional Education
The Washington State Education Research and Data Center (ERDC) follows multiple cohorts of 8th graders who attended Washington public schools and examined K-12 school mobility and high school completion, postsecondary enrollment and completion, apprenticeship participation and completion, as well as employment and earnings over several years.
In this free webinar, members of the Project Education Impact workgroup will talk about how that data has informed their work.
Panelists include:
- Heather McCabe, Research Scientist, the Washington State Education Research and Data Center
- Cierra Draper-West, M.S.W., LSWAIC, University of Washington Champions Program, Lead Counseling Services Coordinator, Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity
- Melissa Rapp, M.S.W., University of Washington Champions Program, Director, Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity
- Dawn Cypriano-McAferty, Assistant Director for Passport to Careers at Washington Student Achievement Council (WSAC)
Spanish interpretation and captioning in English will be provided.
Moderated by League of Education Voters CEO Arik Korman.
Thursday, October 31
12:30 – 1:30 pm
Register Now
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