White Papers: Safeguard Funding for Community-Based Organizations Offering Youth Development Programs
Children’s growth doesn’t begin and end with the school day. For many foster youth, homeless youth, youth involved in the justice system, low-income youth, and children of color, community organizations […]
White Papers: Implement an “Automatic Opt-In” for the College Bound Scholarship
Effective advocacy by the Tacoma-Pierce County community prompted Gov. Jay Inslee to issue an Executive Order creating a temporary opt-in for the College Bound Scholarship, but legislative action in the 2021 session is needed to ensure that this path to college for students from low-income families becomes permanent state policy.
White Papers: Stabilize K-12 Budgets to Protect School Readiness
During the pandemic, anomalous and unpredictable fluctuations in student enrollments are creating a misleading picture of expected enrollments in 2021, which will affect the calculations of the Office of the […]
White Papers: Lasting Investments in Quality Early Learning Opportunities
Each of Washington’s 460,000 children under the age of 5 deserves the chance to enter kindergarten ready, healthy, and with the support they need to begin a lifetime of learning. […]
Naming and Working to Change Systemic Failures
We believe that the truest form of equality can only be achieved when we have finally interrogated, abolished, and redefined the harmful policies against Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) and economically marginalized communities. In the context of education in our state, many factors are at play. It begins with voting. How you vote – up and down the ballot – matters. Period.
Legislature 101: A how-to for Being Heard
Testifying and speaking to legislators doesn’t have to be intimidating. This year, along with everything, testifying will be much different – and that’s a good thing. The ultimate goal […]
State Extends Coronavirus Support
More than two months after House Democrats released their $3 trillion stimulus bill, called the HEROES Act, Senate Republicans introduced the $1 trillion HEALS Act on Monday, a third coronavirus […]
Ensuring Equitable Funding During Budget Cuts
Today we celebrate Juneteenth, the day enslaved Black Americans were finally freed. It’s also a day for reflection: In 155 years, we simply haven’t done enough to repair the […]
Support for Child Care Providers
Child care providers play a vital role in supporting our workforce, yet despite their value to economic growth, the sector has been grossly underfunded by state and federal government. With […]
Fund Child Care Advocacy Action Toolkit
This toolkit is provided by the Center for American Progress. The latest House coronavirus bill text, the HEROES Act, includes $7 billion for CCDBG funding for the child care industry, […]
