Received from the Northwest Gifted Child Association: GOVERNOR DELETES GIFTED EDUCATION FROM THE SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET!! PARENTS MUST SPEAK UP!! It appears that the next legislative session will be one of great peril for highly capable programs. Under the Supplemental Budget proposed by the Governor on December 9th, funding for highly capable programs will be [...]
The February Puyallup programs and operations levy is vital to the District. This levy replaces the expiring programs and operations levy that was passed by voters in 2006. The Legislature’s formula for funding basic education falls far short of providing adequate funding to maintain current levels of service. To make up for the shortfall, Puyallup, [...]
Thanks to the hard work of our volunteers, almost all of our Gift Cents orders have now been distributed. If you have not yet received your order or been contacted by one of our volunteers to arrange a time to get it, please contact David Berg as soon as possible, either by mailing president@questabc.org or [...]
This week has been a busy one for ABC, and I’m sure it’s been just as busy for all of you. This update will be brief, as the key information you need to know is up on the home page of our website. We hope that you’ve now seen our Winter 2009 newsletter, but if [...]
This message was received from the Washington Coalition For Gifted Education, our lobby for Highly Capable Education in Washington State. ABC is a member of the Coaltion. Comments or questions can be sent to wagifted@earthlink.net or barbaragmaurer@yahoo.com. If you wish to have your name added to their mailing list, send a notice to wagifted@earthlink.net. This message contains [...]
There’s still plenty of time to place orders at Amazon in time for Christmas gift giving. Our affiliation with Amazon is ongoing, so any time that you’re considering a making a purchase at Amazon, we hope you’ll remember ABC. Start by following one of our links to Amazon.com and Amazon will pay ABC a portion of each [...]
