Led by Supt. Chris Reykdal, OSPI is the primary agency charged with overseeing public K–12 education in Washington state. Terms: https://xitter.cf/t.co/U8p2ROsBc9
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Why do we doubt the Education Freedom Tax Credit (EFTC)?
- There are no rules prohibiting Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs) from discriminating against different student populations.
- There is no guarantee that the most in need of support will get it.
- There is very little oversight of SGOs.
- SGOs are not required to disclose information about the students they support.
- The program is not designed to benefit public schools.
- The Treasury Department estimates the program will cost $26 billion annually.
- Congress cut billions in services for vulnerable children, seniors, and families to help pay for this program.
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Superintendent Reykdal's statement about the State House and Senate budget proposals.
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Read Superintendent Reykdal's statement on the Trump Administration's decision to move education programs to unrelated federal agencies.
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Superintendent Reykdal's statement about the Department of Education's decision to lay off nearly all staff that support students with disabilities.
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Constitution Day is over, but the conversation about one of our nation's founding documents continues!
Fortunately, there are a host of resources available to educators, parents, caregivers, and students about the First Amendment, for example.
Visit Washington's OER (Open Educational Resources) Hub to find lessons and other material: oercommons.org/hubs/washingt…
Click the link to review our states' learning standards when it comes to the U.S. Constitution. tinyurl.com/2vkxpc8j
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Reading, writing, math, respect for self and others.
This is public education. 💗
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New state assessment results show Washington students continuing their post-pandemic recovery.
Across all grade levels, 71% of students demonstrated foundational grade-level knowledge and above in English Language Arts, and 63% of students in math.
More: tinyurl.com/463hdmsa
WA State OSPI retweeted
Friday night at 7:30 on @KBTCtv. On the season premiere of @NorthwestNow we'll feature our annual back to school discussion with @waOSPI Superintendent Chris Reykdal about school budget shortfalls and dealing with Trump Administration executive orders.
HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION RATES IN OUR STATE ARE NEAR OUR RECORD HIGH! KINDERGARTEN READINESS IS ALSO NEAR OUR RECORD HIGH! TWO-THIRDS OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS COMPLETED A COLLEGE-LEVEL DUAL CREDIT COURSE IN 2023–24, A 13% INCREASE IN SIX YEARS!
ONLY FOUR STATES OUTPERFORM WASHINGTON'S STUDENTS IN 4TH GRADE MATH AND 8TH GRADE READING ON THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS (NAEP)! 34% OF EIGHTH-GRADE STUDENTS COMPLETED NINTH-GRADE ALGEBRA IN THE 2022–23 SCHOOL YEAR!!
A new survey of Washington school districts shows that a majority, 75%, will have a cell phone policy in place by the start of the upcoming school year!
Details: tinyurl.com/mry9sj8r
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Read State Superintendent Chris Reykdal’s statement on the reckless school privatization tax credit passed by Congress. As written, the law is a handout designed to provide tax credits to the wealthy while doing little to help most Americans. tinyurl.com/4r4vt3vt
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Earlier today, the U.S. Department of Education announced that they will be releasing the entirety of funding currently being withheld by the Department.
Read Superintendent Reykdal's message: tinyurl.com/mvcystca
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Earlier today, Washington Attorney General Nick Brown announced that Washington is joining 23 other states, commonwealths, and governors in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education and the Office of Management and Budget.
Full statement: tinyurl.com/kefp8brt
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State Superintendent Chris Reykdal’s statement on the federal government’s threat to withhold congressionally approved funds from Washington state and all other states: tinyurl.com/3bjmta6c
Read State Superintendent Chris Reykdal's statement regarding the Department of Education's investigation into Washington state's gender-inclusive schools law.
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