• Weekly Legislative Update February 2-6

    02/02/2015
    The Educational Opportunity Gap Oversight and Accountability Committee (EOGOAC)released its 2015 annual report and recommendations to address the opportunity gaps. EOGOAC Co-Chair Frieda Takamura and Sili Savusa represent the Commission on the Committee. The recommendations address school discipline, cultural competency, data disaggregation, English Language Learners, wrap-around services, and family engagement. The Commission would like to invite the public to participate in these activities at the Capitol: February 19, 2015 is the Day of Remembrance, the annual day of recognition in… Read more

  • Commission approves 2015-2018 strategic plan

    01/20/2015
    The Washington State Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs begins its 41st year with an appreciation of the community leaders who have served and responded to a broad range of changing issues over four decades. The Commission remains committed to its purpose to improve the well-being of Asian Pacific Americans. We present our 2015-2018 strategic plan as our road map to address challenges and opportunities that continue to face our state’s most diverse population group in the areas of education, health and human services, and economic development. All… Read more

  • Weekly Legislative Update January 19-23

    01/16/2015
    The Legislature will begin its second week of session by honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Legislative committees will continue to devote much of their time hearing overviews of state agency programs, services, and budgets. The Commission on Asian Pacific American Affairs would like to highlight the following public hearings that may be of interest to the community: Education The House Education Committee will hold a public hearing on two bills regarding the College in the High School program, which allows eleventh and twelfth grade students to earn college credit without… Read more

  • Governor releases education plan

    12/16/2014
    Fully funding public education to comply with the state Supreme Court’s McCleary Decision will be a top priority when lawmakers convene for the 2015 legislative session in January. Gov. Inslee was the first to weigh in with his education plan this week, which would boost education funding by $2.3 billion for early learning through higher education for the next two years. The Legislature will convene for a scheduled 105-day session on January 12, 2015 to consider the Governor’s plan and begin developing its own policies and budget for education. View the Governor’s education plan here.