Received from the Washington Coalition for Gifted Education: Good News! The Supplemental Budget bill ESHB 1086 passed the House on Monday and is on its way to the Senate for their consideration. Along the way, a striker amendment which would have reduced HCP funding and cut it off as of March 1 was defeated, on [...]
This week has been a true rollercoaster ride for advocates for highly capable education. We began the week with the news that the legislature had followed the governor’s recommendation and was proposing to retroactively eliminate all state highly capable program funding from September 1, 2010 through August 31, 2011. Parents and gifted advocate from across the [...]
Thank you for all of your phone calls and e-mails. Your involvement, and the involvement of parents and advocates like you from around Washington, made the difference for highly capable funding. Received from the Washington Coalition for Gifted Education: Pause, take a deep breath! The supplemental budget bill left committee with funding restored for Highly [...]
When the Governor made her Supplemental Budget Proposal in late December, retroactively eliminating State Highly Capable Program funding, we were disappointed, but needed to wait to hear from the Legislature. The Legislature made their proposal today, and it was not good news. Details from the Washington Coalition for Gifted Education follow: This is an urgent [...]
Our January 2011 Newsletter is now available to read on-line.
