Education
VIDEO: Marysville Superintendent PodCast
A discussion about public schools and education in the state of Washington with Marysville School District Superintendent Dr. Zac Robbins and Washington State Senator Keith Wagoner. Click here to watch now.
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COVID update: Moving to phase 3 and getting kids back in the classroom
Dear Neighbor, While there have been many ups and downs this legislative session, today I want to share some good news with you. We’re moving to phase 3! Weeks after our entire state made it to phase 2 of Governor Inslee’s Roadmap to Recovery plan, he announced that all of...
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Improving state correctional facilities
Dear Neighbor, With less than a week to go in the 2020 legislative session, I have spent countless hours on the floor of the Senate, working to protect the values of our district while balancing the needs of our great state. While it has not been easy, with what feels...
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What’s new in K-12 education?
Dear Neighbor, Greetings! Of the thousands of emails and phone calls I have received during the 2020 Legislative session, the majority have been focused on issues we are looking at in the Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee. My philosophy on our education system is that it should be...
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Wagoner votes for early dyslexia detection for Washington students
Sen. Keith Wagoner, R-Sedro-Woolley, lauded work to improve early detection of dyslexia in Washington schools. Wagoner voted for Senate Bill 6162, which would define dyslexia as a learning disability, direct schools to screen every kindergarten student and second-grader beginning in the 2020-21 school year, and require that schools provide necessary...
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