Higher ed task force calls for $1B aid endowment

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  We all benefit when we make investments in the public good, including in our schools, roads, bridges, parks, publicly funded research and, of course, our public universities and colleges. Now more than ever, if we want to sustain a healthy middle class and generate a new wave of economic growth, we must keep the “public” in public higher education.

• Bill to target 'persistently failing schools' moving forward

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  The bill seeks to deal with schools and school districts that continue to perform poorly and are resistant to attempts to improve.

  Initially the bill, which was a centerpiece of the Senate Majority Coalition Caucus education reform package, would have directed the state Superintendent of Public Instruction to take over and run persistently failing schools. It was seen as the final hammer to get struggling schools to implement restructuring and reform to improve performance of students.

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• Small size adds to Larrabee Elementary's successes for students and families

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  The Bellingham School District and its Facilities Planning Task Force has included in its recommendations the retirement of Larrabee School as part of a larger proposal to upgrade both Lowell and Happy Valley elementary schools.

  Throughout the task force process and subsequent community meetings, the Larrabee PTA has been working to ensure our school community has been informed of the process, and that its input has been heard and considered by the task force and district leadership.

  The following letter was sent to Larrabee School families and to the superintendent as he considers the recommendations and moves toward a final decision: