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Disrupting the Status Quo? Superintendent Shuldiner and the Politics of Seattle Public Schools
On August 30, 2026, the new superintendent of Seattle Public Schools (SPS), Ben Shuldiner, sent an email to the families of students in the district to purportedly update them on the bargaining process between the district and the teacher association, Seattle Education Association (SEA). However, the meandering 3,300-word-long essay was far more than a report.…
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Sustaining More Than Clothes: The Intersection of Environmental & Ethnic Justice
by Jasmine Lee, Director of Communications and Member Engagement When we talk about environmental sustainability, we talk about moving away from extraction and toward stewardship: honoring the land, caring for the resources we depend on, and building systems that allow communities to thrive for generations. Join us for our upcoming Swap & Sustain Party, a…
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Homelander in the Age of MAGA
What The Boys Teaches Us About Pro-Social Shame in K–12 Education Part 2 Welcome to Part 2 of Homelander in the Age of MAGA about the harmful effects of zero-shame initiatives. In Part 1, I made the connection between Homelander and these types of initiatives that allow mostly privileged students to act with impunity because we’ve become…
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15 Seattle parent advocacy groups supporting education
The Seattle’s Child article lists 15 parent advocacy groups in the Seattle area, including WAESN, and highlights their roles in supporting families, influencing policy, and amplifying parent voices in education.
September 25, 2025
SERIES | Stop Performative Politics, Recenter Youth of Color, and Invest in Ethnic Studies Now
WAESN Youth Advisory Board and NAACP Youth Council leaders argue that political gestures around ethnic studies in Washington State are too often performative rather than substantive and call on lawmakers and school leaders to meaningfully invest in ethnic studies that center youth of color, support educators, and transform curriculum and pedagogy.
November 15, 2024
SERIES | After Decades of Advocacy and Minimal Action, It’s Time for Washington State to Invest in Ethnic Studies and End ‘Curriculum Violence’
After decades of advocacy with only token progress, the WAESN’s Executive Director, Dr. Castro-Gill, and Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Oliver Miska, push Washington State to seriously fund and implement ethnic studies and to end the “curriculum violence” that harms marginalized students via biased content, exclusion, and identity erasure.
October 1, 2024
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