WEA began the 2019 legislative session with an ambitious list of pro-education, pro-labor priorities to support students, educators, higher education students and faculty, as well as education retirees.  We had several significant victories, and, as always...

Week of April 22  (We are publishing early this week, due to WEA's 2019 Representative Assembly in Spokane. Things have started moving in Olympia, so we will update this if significant changes occur.) ...

Legislators have eliminated a significant barrier to high school graduation for thousands of students. Beginning in 2020, Washington high school students will no longer be required to pass English/language arts...