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The Educational Opportunity Gap Oversight and Accountability Committee (EOGOAC) released its 2015 annual report with recommendations to address closing the educational opportunity gaps. The 2015 recommendations include (view a one-page document with the recommendations): Reducing the length of time students of color are excluded from school due to suspension and expulsions and provide student support for reengagement plans Enhance the cultural competence of current and future educators and classified staff Endorse all educators in English Language Learner/Second Language Acquisition… Read more
February 19, 2015 is the Day of Remembrance to remember the exclusion and internment of Japanese Americans during World War II. Members of the Japanese American community will join the Legislature in Olympia to acknowledge and reflect on the significance of more than 120,000 persons of Japanese ancestry, including 12,000 Japanese American residents of Washington State, who were unjustly incarcerated due to Executive Order 9066 of 1942. TVW will have live coverage of the Day of Remembrance beginning at 10AM. Save the date for the annual Ethnic Commission Legislative Reception, which will take… Read more
The 9th annual Refugee and Immigrant Legislative Day will take place on Thursday, February 12th at the Capitol. The Commission recognizes the diverse histories and rich contributions of our refugee and immigrant populations to the State of Washington. 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 remembrance of Japanese Americans interned during World War II. The Day of Remembrance will be observed in the south House Gallery. For planning purposes, please notify… Read more
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
