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Press Release

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EEC Mourns the Loss of Former Speaker Frank Chopp

March 24, 2025June 19, 2025 by Jamilah Williams

The Equity in Education Center mourns the passing of Frank Chopp, Washington’s longest-serving Speaker of the House and a tireless advocate for equity, affordable housing, and public services. His legacy of principled leadership and deep commitment to working-class communities continues to inspire our work toward justice and opportunity for all.

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TechConnect Now Available to Community-Based Organizations

September 24, 2024March 4, 2025 by Jamilah Williams

We are thrilled to announce a new initiative designed to empower and support local community-based organizations through affordable technology solutions. In recognition of the invaluable work you do, we are […]

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EEC Statement on SPS Proposal to Close Schools

September 19, 2024February 28, 2025 by Sharonne Navas

The Equity in Education Coalition demands Seattle Public Schools prioritize an excellent education for our kids by equitably allocating funds to schools that serve our children instead of closing their […]

Press ReleaseK-12Racial Justice

EEC Announcements 10/2020

October 28, 2020August 28, 2024 by Sharonne Navas

Back in March — when COVID started to shut our state down — the EEC Team had zero clue as to how long we would be away from one another […]

Press ReleaseCOVID-19

EEC Statement on Re-opening Schools

July 28, 2020August 28, 2024 by Sharonne Navas

The Equity in Education Coalition demands a public school system that centers children first.  There has been a lot of news in WA state around COVID-19 recently, and all with […]

Press ReleaseCOVID-19

No Justice No Peace No Racist Corrupt Police

June 3, 2020August 28, 2024 by Sharonne Navas

No Justice No Peace The staff and Board of the Equity in Education Coalition are enraged at the lynching of yet another black man in our country.  We demand, alongside […]

Press ReleaseRacial Justice

Equity in Education Coalition Unequivocally Opposes ending DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) and Encourages Our Federal Legislators to Pass The Dream Act of 2017

November 5, 2018June 9, 2025 by Sharonne Navas

The Equity in Education Coalition (EEC) strongly and unequivocally opposes the White House’s announcement today that it is rescinding the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) Program.   “This White House […]

Press ReleaseImmigrant Rights

Families Belong Together

June 25, 2018August 28, 2024 by Sharonne Navas

The separation of families, of children from their parents, of people from their rights, happening in America is reprehensible. We are stripping innocent children of their future – ensuring irreparable […]

Press ReleaseImmigrant Rights

The Equity in Education Coalition profoundly rejects US Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ claim that schools can report students who are undocumented to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

May 23, 2018June 9, 2025 by Sharonne Navas

In America, and in Washington particularly, we value education as a human right. We value schools as safe places of learning and growth, and we value our teachers for creating […]

Press ReleaseImmigrant Rights

Fighting for Fair Funding, Equity Rally Brings 1,000 to Olympia

February 21, 2018August 28, 2024 by Sharonne Navas

On Monday, February 20, over 1,000 participants from all sectors, across Washington state, gathered on the Capitol steps in Olympia with the unified ask to the legislature to fully fund […]

Press ReleaseAdvocacyDEISchool Funding

In the Wake of McCleary: EEC Calls on State Legislators to Fix Upside Down Tax Code to Fully Fund Education

November 20, 2017February 28, 2025 by Sharonne Navas

All in all, the Equity in Education Coalition is pleased that the Washington State Supreme Court will retain jurisdiction over the McCleary case. Though the state is moving towards fully […]

Press ReleaseAdvocacyEconomic JusticeSchool Funding

What McCleary Means Now

November 20, 2017February 5, 2025 by Sharonne Navas

All in all, the Equity in Education Coalition is pleased that the Washington State Supreme Court will retain jurisdiction over the McCleary case. Though the state is moving towards fully […]

Press ReleaseSchool Funding

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