Advocacy Email - May 6, 2004

Subject:  League of Education Voters Initiative (5/6/2004)

To: International Education Advocates

UPDATE:

I recently attended the State PTA Convention where I had a chance to talk with representatives from the League of Education Voters. They are collecting signatures to get I-884 The Education Initiative on the ballot. Here are a few highlights of this initiative:

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The League of Education Voters has introduced Initiative 884, the Education Trust Fund Initiative, to put before voters this fall as a citizens' initiative.

The Education Trust Fund will:

  • Create 10,000 new high-quality preschool spaces for children who need them most;
  • Reduce class sizes and improve student achievement by fully funding Initiative 728;
  • Raise the base pay for teachers and school employees, and community and technical college employees, to to what they would be receiving if the Legislature hadn't suspended I-732 last year;
  • Provide additional classes in high school and support parent involvement;
  • Expand Promise scholarships for the top 30% of graduating high school seniors and financial aid to keep college affordable for working and middle class students;
  • Fund 25,000 additional enrollment slots in college in community and technical colleges and four-year universities and 7,000 new enrollments in high demand fields;
  • Invest in university-based research that generates new businesses and jobs.

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This initiative is unusual in that it targets K-16 education -- an approach that we support in the Washington State Coalition for International Education. If you are interested in learning more, see their website: http://www.educationtrustfund.org/.

 

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