Help LEV Advance Equity for Washington Students in the 2025 Legislative Session

Upcoming LEVinar: Special Education in Washington state - tentatively rescheduled to March 27

Special education is a primary focus in the 2025 Washington state Legislative Session.

In our free webinar tentatively rescheduled to Thursday, March 27 at 12:30 pm, Dr. Tania May, Washington state Assistant Superintendent of Special Education Services, will share an overview of special education in Washington state focusing on inclusionary practices and mental health supports, and will discuss legislation currently being considered in Olympia.

Presented in partnership with the Investing in Student Potential coalition – Designing systems to give every learner what they need, when they need it.

LEV blog: Thoughts on the Federal Election

In this new blog post, LEV Chief Engagement Officer Eric Holzapfel shares his observations of how the results of the federal election could impact the community we serve: students furthest away from education opportunities.

New LEV podcast episode: Kelly Guilfoil, 2025 Regional Teacher of the Year

In this episode, League of Education Voters CEO Arik Korman interviews Kelly Guilfoil from the Lake Stevens School District, one of eight 2025 Washington Regional Teachers of the Year, about how her students are doing in the wake of the national election, what worked and what didn’t work in her own education journey, and how she would change Washington state’s education system if she were in charge and there were no budgetary constraints.

Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeartRadio, or Spreaker

LEVinar recording: Leveraging ERDC Data Dashboards for Decision-Making

The Washington State Education Research and Data Center (ERDC) has been working with college and workforce outcomes data for high school graduates to better understand what pathways students pursue after high school. These dashboards can provide useful information to schools and districts to support their programs and assist students in planning their future pathways.

In this webinar, the ERDC provides an overview of their dashboards and an overview of the High School Graduate Outcomes dashboard. Representatives from two school districts share how they use the ERDC high school outcomes data to inform their work with students.

Panelists:

• Katie Weaver Randall, Director of the Washington State Education Research and Data Center
• Danielle Fumia, Ph.D., Senior Data Scientist at the Washington State Education Research and Data Center
• Susan Rose, Ph.D., NBCT, Assistant Principal, Quincy High School at Quincy School District
• Dan Gallagher, Director of Secondary Academic Programs & Career and Technical Education at Shoreline School District

LEVinar recording: What to Expect in the 2025 Legislative Session

In this webinar, League of Education Voters Chief Policy Officer Jacob Vela and government relations consultant Carey Morris, along with LEV partners, give an overview of the 2025 legislative landscape, outline priorities for the 2025 legislative session, and answer your questions.

Panelists:

• Vindhya Adamala and Ashlye Triebs of the Washington State Legislative Youth Advisory Council (LYAC)
• Aaron Yared, Director of Policy & Advocacy at Building Changes
• Emma Scalzo, Executive Director of the Balance Our Tax Code Coalition
• Chris Korsmo, Executive Director of the Washington State Charter Schools Association
• Ben Mitchell, Director of Policy & Advocacy at the Foundation for Tacoma Students