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Former Vancouver science teacher Dottie Metcalf-Lindenburger, now an astronaut, was aboard the space shuttle Discovery when it traveled to the International Space Station in April 2010.
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Gov. Chris Gregoire signs bills for education reform, easing of local levy limits and boosting early childhood education. Hear excerpts of Gregoire's comments and WEA President Mary Lindquist's response.
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Sending an e-mail to Olympia isn't enough for some WEA members. They've found fun and adventure while learning how to make a difference in a WEA program called PoliSparks.
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Fun to speak out in Olympia? Really? Josh & Lyndsey share why they're inspired as teacher-lobbyists, and hope you'll join your colleagues to support schools, families & children.
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Tacoma EA members joined scores of educator-lobbyists to ask lawmakers to raise the levy lid, increase revenue and support ed reform. Join in their success on the next issue impacting our schools!
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The faces of Washington's schools are seen in WEA TV ads from February 2010. Hear parents, teachers and other educators share their concerns over taking away more programs and more teachers, just to avoid raising revenue.
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A coalition of parents, business owners, health care providers, PTA leaders, students and educators overshadowed a smaller anti-tax rally this week, stressing the need to find the revenue for essential state services.
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Lake Washington ESP members & supporters from across the state held a mock funeral to put to rest the district's archaic "coffin lane." It was one step in the local's efforts to move toward a living wage.
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Budget cuts, school performance and teacher accountability ... Help lawmakers understand how their votes impact your students. Ask your local leaders for other ways you can make a difference!
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Ridgefield is making a bizarre choice to outsource its food service, potentially sacrificing employees' jobs & pensions -- and perhaps food quality.
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These cuts hurt! Parents, educators & advocates highlight budget's impact on students.
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Scrooge! Yakima Schools highest paid administrators can go home content with their families while trying to stick the district's ESP employees with poverty level wages that at times won't even pay the heat bill.
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National Board teacher Ron Podmore is one of two in Washington to certify in American Sign Language -- a language that garnishes little attention nationally.
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WEA President Mary Lindquist asks members to choose unity and resolve over despair as our state government once again puts schools under attack.
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Educators speak out on budget cuts that will pack classes, cut programs, delay maintenance and curriculum, and end thousands of teaching jobs.
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ESP Day USA: Washington's Kathie Axtell joined U.S. Education Sec. Arne Duncan and NEA President Van Roekel to honor the nation's Education Support Professionals.
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Teacher of the Year Jamie Yoos believes in experiential learning to help students stay engaged. Meet Jamie and see him in Action!
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An 18-day strike in Kent won back seven days' pay and ended the district's plan to layoff teachers without reason. The community won a start to smaller class sizes, and more time for teachers to spend before and after school with students.
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Gov. Gregoire and state Supt. Randy Dorn visited with WEA members at three schools this week. What they saw and heard will influence education policy in our state. ...
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Rep. Assembly members aren't ready to cave-in to politicians who suggest punishing teachers will fix over-crowded classes and under-funded schools. They're standing together to face the next challenges. ...
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Gov Gregoire speaks to WEA RA delegates about education reform, budget cuts and school employee layoffs. (Full speech, approx. 22 minutes)
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WEA's Education Support Professional for 2009 is Julie Wickersham, an occupational therapy assistant in Clarkston.
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Pat Nicholson wins the first NEA CLEAN Award, honoring Custodial Leaders for Environmental Advocacy Nationwide.
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Someone's missing from Tori's life: Her dad. See why ESP members in Clarkston and all across the state deserve a Living Wage.
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They're the Yakima School District's quiet secret: longtime employees who live in poverty and are a drain on the region's social services. They deserve a living wage.
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They're education's best value: Bainbridge Island Education Support Professionals. They provide essential services, but are at risk of losing more than a Living Wage.
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Binta should have a long future in school and college: the problem is, her teacher could be fired.
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Binta isn't old enough not to trust lawmakers. So why are they spouting false promises?
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Olympia's Kathie Axtell talks about her 2009 National ESP win after serving as Washington Education Support Professional of the Year for 2008.
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WEA members share flu-fighting tips to help keep Washington students healthy, as part of TV public service announcements that WEA aired during the swine flu scare.
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Olympia, show public schools the money! Legislators are just plain wrong to claim they're helping schools by promising more than they'll pay for, then cutting education funding by $1.5 billion.
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Olympia Education Support Professional Kathie Axtell has been named the nation's 2009 ESP member of the year. Watch as she learns the news!
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With the ratio of administrators ballooning, community college faculty urge Olympia to help restore a balance to the resources devoted to faculty via greater collective bargaining.
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Struggling for a Living Wage: Hear Julie Wulf talk about life as an Education Support Professional and why schools need to offer professional pay for professional work.
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Braving stormy weather, more than 100 WEA members went to Olympia to lobby their legislators in support of education funding. Watch them in action!
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Randy Dorn, the new state schools superintendent, says he can revamp the WASL without waiting for legislative action, and that's just what he plans to do beginning next year.
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Grays Harbor area members, parents and administrators marched in Olympia Jan. 14 in support of school funding in a rally that echoed the statewide Jan. 14 protests six years ago.
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WEA-Sammamish members continue to Take the lead by reaching out to community members about our Living Wage campaign, the NEWS coalition and a major lawsuit over school funding.
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For 2009 Teacher of the Year Susan Johnson, every child is a writer. As co-director of the Central Washington Writing Project, the Cle Elum English teacher says students thrive when their voices are empowered through writing.
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Home work: See how educators around Washington rang doorbells, made phone calls and told friends why it was crucial to help turn pro-education candidates into winners during the 2008 election. |
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How can WEA members make their voice heard? Listen to Seattle educators talk about why they wanted to help bring hope to Washington politics.
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Bad management, declining enrollment, a student lawsuit. Now Bates Technical College is trying to hold employees hostage with regressive contract takebacks. But the Professional Technical Employees aren't giving in -- they're taking their case public.
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Bellevue's 13-day strike ended with a 5 percent local raise over 3 years, restored health insurance funding, and most importantly, an end to the district's plan for robo-teaching -- the required pre-scripted daily online lessons for every teacher.
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It's no secret that Washington's class sizes are too big. Hear first-hand from students and WEA members about how that impacts education in our state.
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Meet Kathie Axtell, WEA's Education Support Professional of the Year for 2008. She didn't seek power, but has become a powerful partner for ESP members.
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Standardized curriculum ... standardized testing ... substandard learning? Teachers know sometimes the best education happens outside the classroom.
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What's National Board Certification? Nationally certified teachers talk about why the rigorous academic process truly makes them better classroom teachers.
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Thanks to everyone who worked so hard to help 4204, the Simple Majority, pass.
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WEA helps sponsor the Dalai Lama's visit to Seattle as part of Seeds of Compassion.
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WEA's Representative Assembly 2008 is a mixture of fun, work, politics, goal-setting and plain old networking with peers.
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Gov. Chris Gregoire speaks out on education and praises teachers with National Board certification as she prepares to seek a second term.
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A can-do spirit. And a recognition that great teaching comes in part from having great resources. Meet Washington's new Teacher of the Year for 2008, Laura Jones, a career & technical education teacher at Pasco High School. Jones knows one secret to inspiring students is to first connect to their world.
- Watch Laura in class connecting with Pasco students. (video)
- Empower your students as a guide on the side (video)
- Improve your connections with students to help them learn (video)
- See a 2-minute video as her selection is announced in Seattle.
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It was a tough campaign, but a week after Election Day, ballots for 4204, WEA's Simple Majority campaign, finally edged into the victory column. See how all of Washington's living governors united behind the effort in a 3-minute Flash video, or watch 30-second Web ads encouraging WEA's members to get involved.
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