League of Education Voters

ELEVATE - Elevating Learning Environments Via Anti-Racist Trauma-Informed Education - is a community and healing-centered cadre for education leaders across the region. This is a regional effort to increase and sustain community representation in Northeast Washington.

The cadre is made up of educators from across the NEW ESD 101 region and is representative of many of the cultural and lived experiences of the communities across Northeast Washington. https://buff.ly/9ArCEFo College Spark Washington NEWESD 101 The Black Lens

Powerful Voices: Elevating representation in education When you are working to make changes in a system or community, it is easy to feel like you’re the only one doing the work or who sees the issue. In my work, I often hear educators talk about feeling isolated and like they are the only ones trying to swim upstream.

Mark your calendar for our Teachers of the Year, Supporting Students to be Future Ready, LEVinar on June 25! These award winning teachers will comment on what it truly means to prepare students for an uncertain, rapidly changing future — and how today’s classrooms can rise to that challenge. You can register here: https://bit.ly/wa_toy_2026 Pasco School District #1 North Thurston Public Schools Franklin Pierce Schools Camas School District Washington State Professional Educator Standards Board

Washington State STEM Signing Day, hosted by The Boeing Company in partnership with the Seattle Seahawks and Partnership for Learning, brings together educators, business leaders and elected officials to celebrate students from across the state as they sign letters of commitment to pursue postsecondary education and credentials in science, technology, engineering and math — fields essential to the state’s continued economic strength and innovation. https://buff.ly/eZ4YMKc https://bethelsd.org Seattle Public Schools https://eagles.edu Renton School District Issaquah School District

From Lego bricks to college labs: Washington students commit to STEM | Provided by Partnership for Learning Washington State STEM Signing Day brings together educators, business leaders and elected officials to celebrate students from across the state.

Most Washington school districts have policies restricting cellphone use during instructional time, but a statewide ban would also replace a hodgepodge of local policies, which can vary by school and district. https://buff.ly/8vcYvlh Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Washington Association of School Administrators Seattle Times Education

School cellphone ban proposed by WA governor, superintendent The governor and schools superintendent said they want the restrictions in place by next September, for the start of the 2027-28 school year.

Under the state’s Future Voter Program, if residents reach 18 years in the window between the primary and general election, they can register to vote in advance and will be mailed an August primary ballot, according to the WA Secretary of State. https://buff.ly/WhD192j The Seattle Times

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"We're in an environment where teachers feel like this is going to fundamentally reshape the future of education moving forward," says Mallory Newall, a senior vice president at Ipsos. "They have serious concerns about AI's impact on how they relate to their students and how students relate to each other."

And schools have a role to play: A resounding majority of polled teachers — nearly 8-in-10 — think schools should teach responsible use of AI. https://buff.ly/4cRXEaZ NPR KUOW Public Radio

Most K-12 teachers say AI's impact on education will eclipse the internet or computers A new NPR/Ipsos poll shows many teachers are using AI to save time, but a majority are also worried the technology is making it harder for students to learn to think for themselves.

“Too often, I see young people being disregarded because of their age, and this was a unique opportunity for me to represent my community and peers,” new The Washington State Board of Education student Board member Siri Mouat said. “I saw this as a chance to learn from and work with diverse groups of people to serve our educational system in any way that I can.” https://buff.ly/LlAuaGo Association of Washington Student Leaders Walla Walla Public Schools

Siri Mouat Selected as Washington State Board of Education's New Student Board Member OLYMPIA, WA — The Washington State Board of Education and the Association of Washington Student Leaders are pleased to announce that Siri Mouat, a sophomore from Walla Walla High School, has been selected to serve as the Board’s next student board member. She will serve during the 2026–27 and ...

You can listen to Arik Korman's interview with Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Ben Shuldiner where he addresses a variety of topics ranging from engaging students and families to closing longstanding opportunity gaps. You can listen here: https://bit.ly/sup_shuldiner

Lakeside School senior Kameirah Johnson’s Doodle for Google submission features three girls, representing Kameirah; her mother, Simone Johnson; and her older sister, Kalieyah. The rightmost woman’s top shows a crown, Johnson said, which honors Black hair as “regal” and “sacred” while nodding to the Crown Act, a Washington state law that prohibits hair discrimination in schools and the workplace. https://buff.ly/aDgU0mL

Why today’s Google Doodle is special to Seattle Kameirah Johnson, a Lakeside senior, was named Google’s national winner among tens of thousands of submissions. Her digital artwork celebrates Black hair.