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Dear neighbors, With only a few days left we are quickly approaching the end of the 2024 legislative session. I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the progress we've made—particularly, the strides or student safety by prioritizing Opioid education in our schools and increasing access ...
Read MoreA passionate advocate for education, Lisa began her career as a public school teacher but changed course in the 1980s becoming a systems analyst and programmer. She was recruited by Apple Computer to head up commercial publishing for the company’s U.S. markets. Her success with Apple in the 90’s led to her promotion as VP of Worldwide Publishing, Entertainment and New Media Markets.
She earned a B.A., Summa Cum Laude, from Barat College of DePaul University and in her spare time enjoys photography, travel, reading and bridge. She has two daughters and a grandson and resides on Mercer Island.
Read Sen. Wellman’s full biography here.
With fingers crossed, Gig Harbor’s Peninsula School District made the move to ban social media access and restrict cellphone use in classrooms this year. There has been less pushback than anticipated and some surprising gains, one district official said. “We came out of the pandemic and realized something has changed about students and their relationships with their devices,” said Kris Hagel, ...
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Alarmed at the number of special education students shipped away from Washington, state lawmakers and education officials hope to use this legislative session to increase oversight of kids sent out of state, prohibit or limit the use of isolation and restraint, and ultimately find a way to bring those students back home.
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