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OFM News Release: November revenue forecast down $760 million
November revenue forecast down $760 millionGovernor says all options to balance budget on table FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE —Nov. 19, 2009 OLYMPIA – The November revenue forecast for Washington state government shows projected General Fund revenue down $760 million for the remainder of this biennium, which ends June 30, 2011. The figure was released today by the Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council. Read the full news release here. |
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Call it "Arne Duncan Unplugged," an unscripted Monday afternoon exchange at QuEST between the U.S. education secretary and AFT members on the issues that matter most to education's frontline. The July 13 session began with a drum roll: AFT members' handwritten questions for the education secretary were collected in advance and placed inside an onstage sweepstakes drum. After a few turns, AFT president Randi Weingarten reached in and selected a handful at random, and Duncan took the stage to provide some answers.
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QuEST 2009 Highlights
Highlights from the recently concluded 2009 AFT QuEST conference in Washington, D.C., included AFT president Randi Weingarten's keynote address, a town hall meeting with U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, a panel on community schools and remarks from U.S. Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis. Daily updates from the conference, as well as video highlights, can be found on the AFT's QuEST 2009 Web site.
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On May 1, 2008 -- Worthy Wage Day -- WEEL/AFT presented Washington State Representative Eric Pettigrew a Children's Champion Award for his commitment to ensuring good early learning environments for children and good working environments for the adults responsible for their care amd education. The award was presented by Angie Maxie, director of Tiny Tots Development Center in Seattle. Parents, children, and WEEL/AFT staff were onhand to congratulate Representative Pettigrew and to thank him for his continued support.
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Spokesman-Review | 3/6/08, Groups push to unionize day care
Richard Roesler, Staff Writer OLYMPIA - When Spokane's Christine Halbert took her first child care job a decade ago, her training consisted of being shown the room and left alone with the kids.The pay? Minimum wage. [read the full article in print view]
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