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News Releases for 2025

State Board Accepting Applications For New Student Board Member - 01/07/2025

News Releases for 2024

Washington State Board of Education to Welcome Jen Chong Jewell As New Member - 12/03/2024
SBE to Host Webinar on Graduation Requirement Update Initiative — Nov. 19 - 11/03/2024
Alexander Henriksson Selected as New Student Board Member - 06/14/2024
Final Rules Adopted for 2024 Graduation Requirements Emergency Waiver - 04/12/2024
State Board of Education Seeks Student Representative for 2024-2026 Term - 03/12/2024

News Releases for 2023

Mastery-based Learning Grows with State-funded Support - 12/12/2023
A Note on the Emergency Waiver - 12/11/2023
December Meeting Recap - 12/11/2023
SBE to Welcome New Member from Kennewick - 12/05/2023
June Meeting Recap - 06/30/2023
Chehalis Sophomore, Castulo Gonzalez, Selected as Western Washington Student Board Member - 04/26/2023
April meeting recap - 04/18/2023

News Releases for 2022

Statement: ethnic studies graduation requirement - 11/01/2022
New Student to Join Board of Ed. - 05/02/2022
State Awards Schools with Funds for Mastery-based Learning - 01/20/2022
New Voices Welcomed to the State Board - 01/13/2022

News Releases for 2021

Ethnic Studies Listening Sessions - 09/30/2021
Leaders in Education Elected as State Board Officers - 09/15/2021
State Board Welcomes New Student Member - 06/10/2021
State Board of Education Adopts Emergency Waiver Program, Allowing Waiver of Certain High School Graduation Requirements For the Class of 2021 Due to COVID-19 - 03/11/2021
Updated COVID-19 Information - 02/25/2021

News Releases for 2020

SBE Welcomes Returning Member, Patty Wood - 10/26/2020
State Board Welcomes New Student Member - 07/08/2020
SBE's Commitment to Racial Equity - 06/04/2020
State Board Welcomes Kevin Wang, New Member - 05/19/2020
State Celebrates Schools During School Recognition Week - 04/22/2020
New Guidance for Competency/Mastery Crediting Now Available - 04/13/2020
Flexibility for graduating seniors approved by State Board - 04/08/2020
State Considers Flexibility for Graduating Seniors - 03/27/2020
Senate and House Declarations: School Recognition - 03/08/2020

News Releases for 2019

Graduation Requirements Rules Adopted - 11/07/2019
Oak Harbor Educator Named Civic Engagement Champion - 09/19/2019
SBE Visits the Yakama Nation Tribal School - 09/11/2019
Former State Board of Education Member Receives National Distinguished Service Award - 08/27/2019
OSPI Announces Board Elections - 08/21/2019
State Board of Education Announces a New State School Recognition System - 05/17/2019
Margarita Amezcua Selected as New Student Member on the SBE - 04/18/2019
Governor Jay Inslee Appoints Dr. Susana Reyes to the State Board of Education - 03/19/2019
Bill S. Kallappa II Appointed to the State Board of Education - 02/19/2019

News Releases for 2018

Statement on Gov. Inslee’s biennial budget - 12/13/2018
State Board of Education Releases New Legislative Report on Education System Health - 11/30/2018
Dr. Paul Pitre Appointed to the State Board of Education - 09/20/2018
State Board of Education Adopts Two Resolutions - 07/12/2018
State Board of Education Recognizes Janis Avery's Service - 06/25/2018
Suspension of Achievement Awards and RAD Designation for 2018 - 05/21/2018
Webinar Announcement: Career Readiness and Work-Based Learning: Experiences in Seven States - 05/16/2018
State Board of Education Welcomes New Student Board Member Autymn Wilde - 04/25/2018
State Board of Education Welcomes New Member Harium Martin-Morris - 03/21/2018
Washington Releases New School Improvement Framework - 03/15/2018

News Releases for 2017

State Board of Education Selects New Executive Director - 12/29/2017
State Board of Education Adopts 2018 Legislative Priorities - 11/14/2017
State Board of Education Appoints Interim Executive Director - 09/28/2017
State Board of Education Executive Director Resigns - 09/19/2017
State Board of Education Elects Executive Committee - 09/14/2017
State Board of Education Urges Quick Action on Biology Graduation Requirement - 05/11/2017
State Board of Education Welcomes New Student Board Member Joseph Hofman - 04/24/2017
State Board of Education Does Not Support A-F Grades for Schools - 04/18/2017
280 Schools Win State's Highest Honor - 04/17/2017
Dr. Alan Burke Appointed to State Board of Education - 03/23/2017
Ryan Brault Selected to fill Vacancy on State Board of Education - 03/13/2017

News Releases for 2016

Patty Wood Elected to State Board of Education - 12/07/2016
Washington’s Connie Fletcher Elected to NASBE Board of Directors - 08/03/2016
State Board of Education Welcomes New Student Board Member Lindsey Salinas - 05/09/2016

News Releases for 2015

State Board of Education Statement Regarding Governor Inslee's Proposed Budget - 12/18/2015
State Board of Education Announces Member Election Results - 12/14/2015
State Board of Education Elects Executive Committee - 09/28/2015
Position Statement on Charter Schools - 09/11/2015
State Board of Education Welcomes Mona Bailey as New Board Member - 08/03/2015
State Board of Education to Establish New Graduation Scores for SBAC - 07/30/2015
State Board of Education Releases Three Districts from Required Action Status - 05/27/2015
State Board of Education Welcomes New Student Board Member - 05/07/2015
State Board of Education Responds to Budget Proposals - 04/01/2015
Janis Avery and Connie Fletcher to Serve Washington State Board of Education Terms - 01/28/2015

News Releases for 2014

State Board of Education recommendation to Legislature: Eliminate Biology end-of-course assessment as a high school graduation requirement - 11/14/2014
State Board of Education to Discuss Requirements for High School Diploma, Transition to Career and College-Ready Standards - 11/07/2014
State Board of Education Elects New Leadership - 09/30/2014
SBE to Discuss High-Quality High School and Beyond Plans and Processes - 09/03/2014
SBE to Set Cut Score for the Biology Collection of Evidence - 08/15/2014
SBE to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Rules to Implement the 24-Credit Graduation Requirements - 07/02/2014
State Board of Education Welcomes New Student Board Member - 06/02/2014
Statewide Growth Data Publicly Available for First Time - 05/13/2014
Schools Identified as in Greatest Need of Improvement are Improving - 05/05/2014
SBE Adopts Resolution to Raise Awareness of School Discipline Concerns - 03/31/2014
SBE Announces First Ever English Language Acquisition Award - 03/19/2014
State Board of Education to Consider Discipline Resolution, Required Action Districts - 03/03/2014
Kati Haycock weighs in on 24-Credit Graduation Requirement Framework bill - 02/24/2014
State Board of Education to Recognize 2014 Teacher of the Year, Hold Public Hearings - 01/06/2014

News Releases for 2013