Each week, we’ll dive into one of the “Top Five Priorities” from the Washington State PTA Legislative Assembly. We’ll provide you with resources and strategies to help advocate effectively for each priority. This week, we’re starting with item number one: Continue reading Weekly Legislative Priorities Spotlight: Closing the Funding Gaps
Want to Learn More? Take a Deep Dive Into AoE With WSPTA! The WSPTA Programs Committee is excited to announce updates and improvements to all Awards of Excellence for the 2024-25 year. The committee is also pleased to share that Continue reading Updates to WSPTA Awards of Excellence
Advocacy is key to ensuring all students receive equitable resources and opportunities. By using our collective voice, we influence decisions that shape education at every level. Why We Advocate: How to Advocate: Questions? Need help getting started? Email Council’s Advocacy Continue reading Why and How Do We Advocate?
The Lake Washington PTSA Council membership, at its Oct. 3, 2024, general meeting, voted to oppose Initiative 2066. The initiative seeks to repeal provisions of Washington law that require major utilities to find decarbonization pathways; repeals provisions requiring major utilities Continue reading LWPTSA Council Opposes Initiative 2066
Explore These Community Advocacy Opportunities With the LWCLC With the kids back in school and the temperature dropping, the LWSD levy campaign is kicking into full gear! As a volunteer-run organization, the Lake Washington Citizens Levy Committee relies on parents, Continue reading Support the LWSD Levy Campaign
Have you recently found yourself with old clothes and didn’t know what to do with them? It’s likely, as the average person in the United States discards 80 pounds (36 kilograms) of clothing every year. Unfortunately, 85 percent of clothing ends up in the landfill, even though most of it could be reused, recycled by reclaiming the fabric, or downcycled … Continue reading Sustainable Fashion Tips: Buy Smart, Fix Instead of Nix, and Pass It On!
In recognition of the importance of access to free meals for the well-being of all children as well as the burden of school lunch debt, the Lake Washington PTSA Council board of directors has voted to adopt a new resolution. Continue reading LWPTSA Council Board Adopts Resolution on Advocacy for Free School Meals