Economic Growth
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The Urgent and Critical Importance of Preschool For All
If we set our minds to it, Washington State could make high-quality, universal, voluntary preschool available…
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Our Tax System: The Worst in the Country
The special session of the Washington State legislature will end today with no resolution to our…
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Academics Unite Behind Investments in Early Childhood Education
Last month, leading academics in the field of early childhood education released a statement summarizing the…
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Looking Upstream
The following article was sent out in my City View Newsletter, which you can sign up…
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Why I’m Sponsoring the Minimum Wage Legislation
I am cosponsoring Mayor Murray’s minimum wage legislation because it’s time for cities to demonstrate bold…
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Studying Up on the Minimum Wage
The Council will soon receive a recommendation from Mayor Murray to raise the minimum wage in…
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Returning to Kindergarten
Recently I returned to Stevens Elementary – where I attended kindergarten – to talk with the…
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UK Study Mission: Renewable Energy, Density, Transportation, Economic Growth, Public Education and More
Those Brits! Focused. Stiff upper lip. And, did I say "focused?" I recently returned to Seattle…