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News Releases

 

  • WEA hires Port of Seattle's John Okamoto as its new Executive Director (04/14/08)

  • Educators urge Gregoire to restore Dino Rossi cuts (12/18/07)

  • Washington schools slide further on pay, class size, funding (12/14/07)

  • Bethel, Shoreline, Issaquah educators approve contracts (09/04/07)

  • WASL reading scores decline; further reflect flawed OSPI policies (06/8/07)

  • Educators file lawsuit

     over loss of pension gainsharing (05/15/07)

  • Petition drive targets state schools superintendent (05/03/07)

  • WEA: Flawed state budget cuts educator pensions (04/22/07)

  • WEA members elect new leaders, reaffirm WASL stance (03/31/07)

  • K-12 public schools fall further behind under Senate budget (03/28/07)

  • Annual education convention highlights public school funding crisis (03/27/07)

  • WEA: House education budget (03/20/07)

  • Dr. Seuss Day (March 2) celebrates reading (02/27/07)

  • Major school funding study touts smaller class sizes, all-day K (02/20/07)

  • WEA commends Governor's call for investments in public education (11/13/06)

  • WEA expects to prevail in U.S. Supreme Court

     (09/26/06)

  • Teachers renew call for commonsense WASL reform (09/08/06)

  • Educators lambaste WASL

     system (06/08/06)

  • Washington educators Take the Lead

     on school funding (03/21/06)

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    1 Lake Stevens teachers win contract victory over school schedule
    2 Washington schools slide further on pay, class size, funding
    3 Educators urge Gregoire to restore Dino Rossi cuts
    4 Bethel, Shoreline, Issaquah educators approve contracts
    5 WASL reading scores decline; further reflect flawed OSPI policies
    6 Main points of the final WASL legislation
    7 WASL reading scores decline; further reflect flawed OSPI policies
    8 WEA members elect new leaders, reaffirm WASL stance
    9 Educators file lawsuit over loss of pension gainsharing
    10 WEA: Flawed state budget cuts educator pensions
    11 WEA: House education budget
    12 Annual education convention highlights public school funding crisis
    13 K-12 public schools fall further behind under Senate budget
    14 Major school funding study touts smaller class sizes, all-day K
    15 Dr. Seuss Day (March 2) celebrates reading
    16 Teachers renew call for commonsense WASL reform
    17 WEA expects to prevail in U.S. Supreme Court
    18 Teachers renew call for commonsense WASL reform
    19 Educators lambaste WASL system
    20 Washington educators Take the Lead on school funding
    21 Supreme Court rules in favor of WEA, educators rights
    22 Olympic College instructors to picket over pay, funding
    23 State budget provides modest pay increase for educators
    24 Western professors approve union; join statewide trend
    25 Senate budget plan boosts support for students
    26 WEA backs high academic standards, multiple measures
    27 Teachers take on Wal-Mart
    28 Teacher salaries lag behind national, West Coast averages
    29 Washington educators head to national NEA convention in LA
    30 WEA leaders available for interviews on election night
    31 Washington voters reject charter schools again
    32 WEA members celebrate election success on Nov. 13
    33 Eastern Washington University professors vote on union
    34 Eastern Washington University professors approve union
    35 Conference focuses on closing the achievement gap for students
    36 Tacoma teachers support PTA in fight to restore recess
    37 WEA/NEA leader dies in D.C.
    38 Schools celebrate Dr. Seuss, Read Across America Day on March 2
     

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