The U.S. Department of Education extended Washington state’s waiver from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) — also known as ‘No Child Left Behind’ in recent years — for the upcoming school year.
Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee signed a $33.6 billion operating budget last week, staving off a government shutdown and beginning the process of “fully funding” education in accordance with the State Supreme Court’s McCleary decision from last year.
As the July 1 deadline nears, Gov. Jay Inslee said he’s confident that a budget deal will be reached in the state Legislature.
The Washington State Legislature was forced to its second special session of the year after lawmakers in Olympia were unable to reach a deal on a state budget.
The Washington State Legislature will begin its sixth special session in the past three years when lawmakers return to Olympia on May 13.
The Washington State House of Representatives unveiled its budget last week and passed it with a 54-43 vote.
The Washington State Senate passed its $33.2 billion budget late Friday, featuring no new taxes but roughly $1 billion to fund education.
Gov. Jay Inslee announced his agenda this week for revitalizing the state economy, citing five points of focus he wants in the coming years.
King County Executive Dow Constantine announced a countywide plan to try and enroll 180,000 King County residents into affordable health care coverage, a move prompted by the upcoming implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
According to the Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE), the state’s recycling participation rate reached a record high of 50.7 percent in 2011, far outpacing the national average of 34 percent recorded in 2010.
The number of Washington retailers selling tobacco to underage minors spiked considerably in 2012 to 16 percent, up from 11 percent last year and 10 percent two years ago, according to the Washington State Department of Health (DOH).
A strange and unexpected consequence of the economic downturn is the proliferation of abandoned shopping carts throughout local cities.
In Washington state, immunization rates among teenagers ages 13-17 are increasing in some areas, and staying static or dropping in others, according to data from the 2011 National Immunization Survey.
