This report is one of several efforts designed to monitor outcomes in Washington's higher education system, and fulfills the biennial requirement that the Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) inform the higher education and fiscal committees of the legislature of progress toward goals. The portrait that emerges from this review of…

Legislative actions pertaining to Washington public higher education during the last two years are described. The reports list the major resolutions passed, laws enacted, and legislative appropriations. State legislation dealt with: establishment of the Washington library network; retirement systems; bookkeeping transactions; travel expenses; bond…

This booklet is intended to aid school officials in collective bargaining and dealing with employee disputes, in accordance with the provisions of the Washington State Educational Employment Relations Act. Individual chapters focus in turn on preparing for negotiations, carrying on negotiations, concluding negotiations, resolving disputes, and…

In 1993, Project FORUM issued a report (Ahearn, 1993) that provided information on resources available to states and districts in accessing Medicaid reimbursements for services for students with disabilities, a relatively new source of funding at that time. It is now over 10 years since Medicaid funds were approved for use for special education…

The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act is one of the best conversation starters that public education has ever had. Despite (or maybe because of) its numerous flaws, people across the country--and not just educators--are talking as never before about schools, the quality of teaching, expectations, and accountability. The problem is that this law,…

Gaps in academic achievement between students from various racial and ethnic groups and from low-income families are a cause for national concern. The advent of high stakes testing and the increased awareness of high dropout rates have rekindled the search for ways to help all children succeed in school. Many strategies to address lagging…

Analysis of election results in a 1979 handicapped facility construction bond referendum in Washington state reveals that editorial support and the proportion of college graduates in the population provide the strongest correlations with voter support. Political variables do not correlate significantly with support for this issue. (Author)

Margaret Spellings, 47, was named in November by President Bush to replace Education Secretary Rod Paige, who tendered his resignation shortly after the 2004 election. Spellings has won strong votes of confidence from both sides of the political aisle, as well as from national education groups. And yet, at least some educators outside the…

Regulations governing the implementation of the Education for All Handicapped Children Act in Washington State, specifically Chapter 392-171 WAC, are printed here. The regulations cover the follow areas relating to education of handicapped students: definitions, membership and functions of the state advisory council, students' rights to special…

The special report reviews Washington's 1965 Apportionment Formula, which authorized the superintendent of public instruction to develop a weighting factor that would provide additional state funds for costs resulting from the operation of small districts judged by the state board of education as "remote and necessary." Actions on the…

In 2008, the Washington State Legislature passed HB 2722, which called for the appointment of an Advisory Committee charged with creating a plan--which, when fully implemented, will close the education gap for African American students. Beginning in May 2008, the newly appointed HB 2722 Advisory Committee took on this challenging charge. Early in…

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed last September 2006 to take up the issue of when a teachers' union may spend the money it collects in the form of "agency fees" from nonmembers on political causes. The justices said they would review a Washington state law that requires nonmembers to "affirmatively consent," or opt in, before a…

Legislative actions affecting higher education in the state of Washington in 1979, enacted by the forty-sixth Washington state legislature are presented. Numbers and brief descriptions of both House and Senate bills are provided in Section 1. Section 2 summarizes Senate and House resolutions and appropriations act study provisos directed to the…

There are presently 2,100,000 acres of National Forest land legally designated as wilderness under the Wilderness Act of 1964, in the Northwestern States of Washington and Oregon. This paper presents the results of a study conducted to find out what kinds of persons visit wilderness, the values and codes of behavior they associate with wilderness…

This paper profiles the student subgroup achievement and gap trends in Washington for 2010. In grade 8 (the only grade in which subgroup trends were analyzed by achievement level), Washington showed across-the-board gains in math--improvements at the basic, proficient, and advanced levels for all racial/ethnic subgroups, low-income students, and…