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Gregoire tells teachers that state must raise taxes | Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire told the state鈥檚 largest teachers union that she will work to increase taxes to help the state meet its mandate to provide quality education. |
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Benchmarks indicate state doing OK, but not all that great | Benchmarks can be useful tools for measuring how this state matches up with other states on a whole host of indicators, everything from high school graduation rates to the number of families living in poverty. Armed with data that can be quantified, the public can help shape policy鈥 |
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Port Angeles science teacher recognized at education foundation dinner | High school science teacher John Gallagher has been named the recipient of the Port Angeles Education Foundation's Distinguished Service Award. The keynote speaker, former astronaut George D. 鈥淧inky鈥 Nelson 鈥 who is now program director of science, math and technology education at Western鈥 |
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Inslee: 鈥楻ebuild public education鈥 by starting early | Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Jay Inslee promised to 鈥渞ebuild our public education system鈥 on Thursday, offering a limited program that could be summed up in two words: Learn early! |
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Editorial: The end of education silos and fiefdoms | Nothing focuses the mind, and priorities, like an imminent swing of the budget ax. |