K-12 reform discussions this week in Olympia

Ambitious education reform discussions continue today and tomorrow as the Quality Education Council meets to discuss their work plan for 2010.

The QEC, as those who follow education policy know, is the group formed when we passed HB 2261 in 2009. The group successfully passed the first set of reforms this past session and continues moving ahead until HB 2261 is fully implemented.

Of particular note -
Today at 3, the group will also discuss inclusion of early learning as part of basic education, as well as an overview of the recent McCleary lawsuit and its impacts on the QEC's work. Tomorrow morning the group will check in on the status of the Governor's Race to the Top efforts.

You can watch it live online on TVW and take a look at the meeting materials here.