The WFIS Advocate (01.06.12) A Publication of the Washington Federation of Independent Schools |
| Dear Members, We welcome the start of the 2012 Legislative Session, which begins Monday, January 9th. WFIS will provide its member schools with a full report on what is happening in Olympia over the next four months. Look forward to bill reports and potential 'calls to action.' Legislators are moved by the direct contact from their constituents. WFIS members have worked hard in the past to protect private school education; we will need your help again this year. Stay Tuned! Suzie Hanson, Executive Director Washington Federation of Independent Schools |
| Education in the News: The Department of Early Learning received 60 million federal dollars for the Race to The Top- Early Learning Challenge Grant fueling movement towards public preschools for Washington families. Read more: http://www.del.wa.gov/government/racetotop/ The Supreme Court ruled this week that Washington State is obligated to fully fund Basic Education by 2018. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/2017166784_edruling06m.html National School Choice Week begins January 23rd. There will be opportunity to learn more about School Choice with online seminars and local workshops. |
| A Repeal of the Blaine Amendment is on the Florida Ballot in November Read more: http://www.capenet.org/pdf/Outlook371.pdf This month's CAPE Outlook, available here for download as a free PDF document, provides the whole story, along with a brief history of the Blaine Amendment and its roots in anti-Catholic prejudice. Also in the January Outlook:
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February proclaimed
Private Schools Month
by Governor Gregoire!
Download your copy of the
Proclamation
for display at your school here.
Private Schools Month
by Governor Gregoire!
Download your copy of the
Proclamation
for display at your school here.
| CELEBRATE! Join us in celebrating Private Schools Month and honoring this year's Best of Washington winners at the WFIS Winter Dinner on February 9th. Keynote Speaker: Joe McTighe Executive Director, Council for American Private Education Invitations will be in the mail soon. |
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