The governor has declared Friday, February 5th as Gifted Education Day. Gifted Education Day is an excellent opportunity for families to experience our state government at work. Please plan on attending! * Tour our beautiful state capitol! * Meet and talk to your legislators! * Observe the legislative process! * Hear speakers (representatives, state director, [...]
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 [...]
As Thanksgiving approaches, it only seems proper that I take a moment to let you know a few of the things I’m thankful for this year. My list could never be all inclusive, so I should probably start by telling you I’m thankful for those who will understand if they aren’t mentioned specifically, because they know that I [...]
Please mark your calendars for Gifted Education Day, February 5, 2010. Gifted Students and their families from across the State will be meeting in Olympia to meet with their legislators and other key decision makers to stress the value of programs like QUEST and PAGE. There will also be opportunities to connect with gifted advocates [...]
During the 2008 – 2009 school year, ABC worked with the Washington Coalition for Gifted Education (WCGE) to help ensure that gifted education was included in all the discussions that were going on about education reform. We succeeded in having gifted education included in the State’s definition of basic education, an important recognition of the [...]
This message has been sent to you by The Washington Coalition For Gifted Education. Comments or questions can be sent to wagifted@earthlink.net or barbaragmaurer@yahoo.com. If you wish to have your name added to our mailing list, send a notice to wagifted@earthlink.net. Cue the Fireworks! Break Out the Banners! ESHB 2261 passed the House Monday night [...]
