Brett Davis

Brett Davis reports on Washington state government for The Center Square. He previously worked for public policy organizations the Freedom Foundation and Washington Farm Bureau, as well as various…

Public Education
WA school leaders make case for more spending despite court-ordered funding bumps

(The Center Square) – The Washington Association of School Administrators launched a new website last month that makes the case for increased state spending on K-12 education, even as the… Read More

August 2, 2024
Government
Org turns over 420K signatures for parents’ bill of rights initiative

(The Center Square) – Voter advocacy group Let’s Go Washington dropped off more than 420,000 signatures at the Secretary of State’s office in Tumwater on Tuesday afternoon to qualify … Read More

December 13, 2023
Public Education
Report: Most Washington colleges offer poor reading teacher training programs

(The Center Square) – Washington’s universities got the equivalent of a bad report card in a new study released by the National Council on Teacher Quality evaluating 700 teacher training… Read More

June 23, 2023
Culture
Gov. Inslee raises Pride flag at the Washington State Capitol campus

(The Center Square) – The Pride flag is now flying over the Washington State Capitol campus in Olympia. Several members of the LGBTQ community – as well as Sen. Emily… Read More

June 2, 2023
Public Education
Bill would cut WA classroom learning by four hours a week

(The Center Square) – A bill working its way through Washington state’s Legislature would redefine “instructional hours” to include time spent with non-teachers. The legislation comes at a time of… Read More

February 28, 2023