I know we have requested a lot from you recently but we are back, asking for one more effort. Things are happening in Olympia tonight and tomorrow so your messages need to go out tonight if at all possible. Please contact your legislators (both the house and senate) with a very short and positive message [...]
The Washington Coalition for Gifted Education will have a representative testify before the Senate K-12 Education Committee on March 25th. As we’ve shared with you, the WCGE will urge the Senate to include highly capable in the definition of basic education. For our gifted children, programs like QUEST are basic education, and deserve to be [...]
Received this morning from the Washington Coalition for Gifted Education: Education Reform Bills We have been granted only a short time to rest on our laurels. House bill 2261 which passed in the house last week will be up for a public hearing in the senate on March 25th at 8:00 am. A Coalition representative [...]
Yesterday I had the opportunity to go to Olympia with members of the Washington Coalition for Gifted Education and the Northwest Gifted Child Association. We were able to meet with several legislators and were also fortunate to have had an opportunity to sit down with Superintendent of Public Instruction, Randy Dorn. I came away from [...]
We’ve asked repeatedly for your support in advocating for the education of highly capable children. We’ve asked you to tell your personal stories to your school board, your legislators, and your governor. We know that you see in your own homes the differences that a program that offers an appropriate education for your child can [...]
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