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Washingtonians disapprove of the cuts to education that the Legislature made in the 2026 session, Civic Heartbeat poll finds - NPI's Cascadia Advocate
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (645+ words) Visu'al'iza'tion of NPI's May 2026 find'ing that a strong major'i'ty (55%) of vot'ers dis'ap'prove of cuts to edu'ca'tion in the 2026 sup'ple'men'tal bud'get, while only 29% approve and 16% are not sure. (NPI graphic) The recent deci'sion by the Wash'ing'ton State Leg'is'la'ture and Gov'er'nor Bob…...
65% of Washington voters support an "away for the day" ban on mobile phones in all K-12 public schools, with just 27% opposed
3+ day, 5+ hour ago (775+ words) Visu'al'iza'tion of NPI's May 2026 poll find'ing show'ing that most vot'ers sup'port an "away for the day" ban on stu'dent phone use in all K12 pub'lic schools across Wash'ing'ton State (NPI graphic) An over'whelm'ing major'i'ty of Wash'ing'ton vot'ers sup'port the pas'sage of…...
Superintendent Chris Reykdal gives Legislature an "F" for cutting Transition to Kindergarten in supplemental operating budget
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (602+ words) A still from an OSPI video about Tran'si'tion to Kinder'garten, show'ing Mary Pur'cell Ele'men'tary teacher Bob'bi Drys'dale at'work This will mean that near'ly 2, 000 few'er pupils will have access.' "In my thir'ty years in edu'ca'tion, I have nev'er seen a more…...
Sequim educator Kaylee Kuehn is running for House to succeed Steve Tharinger, centering affordability and community stability
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (853+ words) Kaylee Kuehn, a Sequim edu'ca'tor and com'mu'ni'ty advo'cate, has launched a cam'paign for State House Posi'tion 2 in Washington's 24th Leg'isla'tive Dis'trict, which includes Clal'lam Coun'ty, Jef'fer'son Coun'ty, and north'ern Grays Har'bor County." Her cam'paign cen'ters on afford'abil'i'ty, edu'ca'tion, and what she…...
Educator Renee Hernandez Greenfield is challenging Michelle Caldier for State House in Washington's 26th District
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (513+ words) But that could be about to change. More recent'ly, in 2024, Democ'rats picked up one of the two House seats with Adi'son Richards, leav'ing Michelle Caldier as the only Repub'li'can rep're'sent'ing the 26th, which includes Bre'mer'ton, Port Orchard, parts of Gig Har'bor,…...