03/06/2014: Blog: SBE URGES LEGISLATURE TO ACTION — RESOLVE WASHINGTON’S “HIGH RISK” STATUS ON WAIVER APPLICATION TO MOVE PAST OUT-DATED NCLB REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS ON SCHOOLS

03/03/2014 Blog: Vanilla Waivers - Is it really that unreasonable to expect student growth in state test scores to play some role in how we evaluate teachers? Apparently, a majority of the Washington State Senate thinks so.

03/03/2014 News: SBE to Consider Discipline Resolution, Required Action Districts
RENTON, Wash. – The Washington State Board of Education (SBE) will consider a discipline resolution, and will designate Required Action Districts (RAD) at the March 5-6 board meeting in Renton, at the Puget Sound Educational Service District.

02/24/2014 News: Kati Haycock weighs in on 24-Credit Graduation Requirement Framework bill
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Letters of support for Senate Bill 6552 are rolling in from across the state, and the nation, including one from Kati Haycock, President of The Education Trust in Washington, D.C.

02/14/2014 SBE Spotlight February 2014 Newsletter

The purpose of the Washington State Board of Education is to:

• Provide advocacy and strategic oversight of public education;
   
• Implement a standards-based accountability system to improve student academic achievement;
   
• Provide leadership in the creation of a system that personalizes education for each student and respects diverse cultures, abilities, and learning styles; and
   
• Promote achievement of the Basic Education Act goals of RCW 28A.150.210.