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The 2014 Legislature passed the College and Career Ready Diploma as part of E2SSB 6552. The State Board of Education is accepting public comment on the rules for this new diploma You can review the rules and submit comment online at: http://www.sbe.wa.gov/rulemaking.php#.U6zIkrHNIrN
WSPTA supported issues are:
The 2014 Legislature passed the College and Career Ready Diploma as part of E2SSB 6552. The State Board of Education is accepting public comment on the rules for this new diploma You can review the rules and submit comment online at: http://www.sbe.wa.gov/rulemaking.php#.U6zIkrHNIrN
WSPTA supported issues are:
- Improve food quality in breakfast and lunch programs (2010)
- Make physical education/health a core subject (2010)
- Adopt strategies to eliminate achievement gaps and improve educational opportunities
- Increase access to early learning and all-day kindergarten; improve transitions and supports pre-K to grade 3
- Eliminate barriers to K-12 highly capable programs (access and funding)
- Renew support for the federal juvenile justice act and adopt strategies to improve our state system
- Drive innovation and accountability by allowing public charter schools
- Create consistent school speed zone and school warning signage across all districts, counties and cities