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May 2, 2024

Notes from the Capitol: Here’s what WSPTA asked our U.S. representatives

WSPTA advocates Heather Gillette, Angela Steck, Nigar Suleman, and Danica Noble meet Senator Patty Murray’s aide Abby Laver. By Nigar Suleman, Federal Legislative Committee Note: This is part 2 of 2 blog posts covering WSPTA’s experience at the 2024 National PTA Legislative Conference. You can read part 1 here.  On the morning of March 6,…
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Category: Advocacy , Legislative , Special Education

April 29, 2024

WSPTA Delegation Makes an Impact at the 2024 National PTA Legislative Conference

By Nigar Suleman, Federal Legislative Committee Note: This is part 1 of 2 blog posts covering WSPTA’s experience at the 2024 National PTA Legislative Conference.  Washington State PTA was well represented at this year’s Legislative Conference (LegCon) and Hill Day hosted by National PTA in Washington D.C. from March 5 to March 7. Our delegation…
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Category: Advocacy , Leadership , Legislative , Safety

February 12, 2024

Senator Murray concerned about early learning & equitable education funding

By Danica Noble, WSPTA Federal Legislative Committee Last December, I met with Senator Patty Murray’s policy advisor on education in Washington, D.C. as a member of Washington State PTA’s Federal Legislative Committee. We explored common ground, as WSPTA had recently adopted Resolution 18.45 “High-quality Preschool to Third Grade Early Learning,” one of Senator Murray’s priorities.…
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Category: Advocacy , Legislative

January 4, 2024

Attend National PTA’s LegCon Hill Day: March 5-7 in Alexandria, VA

  National PTA’s Legislative Conference and Hill Day (LegCon Hill Day) will take place March 5-7, 2024 in Alexandria, VA. Learn from advocates across the country. Share PTA priorities with your members of Congress! Here’s the link to the National PTA website page with all the relevant information. Here’s the link to the Eventbrite page…
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Category: Advocacy , Leadership , Legislative , Training

November 3, 2023

Share the Public Policy Priorities of National PTA and WSPTA 

By: Susan Baird-Joshi, WSPTA Federal Legislative Chair, fedleg@wastatepta.org   What does PTA have to do with federal legislation? It turns out, quite a bit.  2024 is the second of the two-year legislative cycle for Congress. 2024 is also a big election year. It’s important that we engage in the federal public policy process and vote.  Here…
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Category: Advocacy