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We are pleased to share A Way Forward, our vision for a new definition of basic education. We believe that a child's education should be a continuum with seamless transitions from early learning through postsecondary education.
Basic education must include early learning, strategic investments in teacher compensation and professional learning, and at least two years of postsecondary education for each Washington student. Read more about our vision
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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 February: Emma Margraf.
Read more about Emma's experience as a foster parent who advocated for her foster daughter—even when everyone around her told her to settle for less. Read more
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Our 2015 Annual Breakfast, to support the LEV Foundation, will be held Thursday, March 26, at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel.
Join us for a conversation about higher education in Washington state with Washington State University President Elson Floyd and Seattle Colleges Chancellor Jill Wakefield, moderated by Frank Blethen, publisher of The Seattle Times. Learn more
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Please join us for an evening with Dr. Howard Fuller on February 10 at the University of Washington, Tacoma. Dr. Fuller's new book, No Struggle No Progress: A Warrior’s Life from Black Power to Education Reform, tells the story of his journey from empowering poor, black communities in North Carolina to being on the forefront of education reform in America. Learn more or register
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Senator Patty Murray with the travelers from
Washington. From left: Quontica Sparks,
Ruvine Jiménez, Sen. Murray, and
Gabriel Portugal. |
League of Education Voters Community Organizer Ruvine Jiménez traveled to Washington, DC, to attend a US Senate Education Committee hearing on assessments and speak with her legislators. She was joined by two eastern Washington education advocates, Quontica Sparks and Gabriel Portugal.
Read Ruvine's account of her trip to the other Washington.
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