Jay Inslee: Washington's 1st Congressional District
Issues
Education
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| House approves provision to help colleges go green |
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[ 7 February 2008 ] The House passed an amendment authored by U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee that would improve key education grants by setting higher environmental standards for recipients. |
| Feds ax university study on logging |
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[ 7 February 2006 ] U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee wants to know if the Bureau of Land Management pulled funding from a study being conducted by a graduate student at Oregon State University (OSU) because findings didn't support the administration's position on logging. |
| Mukilteo Students Promote Biodiesel |
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[ 8 April 2005 ] U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee met with a group of students from Harbour Pointe Middle School in Mukilteo who have been working on a class project on biodiesel. |
| Visiting the Homework Factory |
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[ 30 March 2005 ] U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee visited The Homework Factory, an after-school program for children at Ballinger Homes in Shoreline. At the Homework Factory students gather and receive help with homework from volunteer tutors. |
| Service Academy Appointments |
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[ 31 January 2005 ] U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee announced today that he has nominated twenty-five Washington State students to the United States service academies for the U.S. Air Force, Merchant Marines, Military and Navy. Each member of Congress is allotted a limited number of nominations, which they may submit for consideration of an appointment by the academy to fill vacancies at each institution. To be nominated by U.S. Rep. Inslee, applicants must be interviewed by a panel at Inslee's office that includes graduates from the different service academies |
| Lynnwood Schools Receive Grant |
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[ 8 November 2004 ] Two Lynnwood high schools are receiving a joint one-year planning grant of $99,868 to study how smaller learning communities might improve the educational experience of their students. Lynnwood High School and Meadowdale High School, both part of the Edmonds School District in Washington State, will split the grant, which allows large high schools to plan how to make their school environment more personalized through the use of smaller learning communities. |
| Visiting Shorewood High School |
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[ 24 September 2004 ] U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee joined State Rep. Ruth Kagi (32nd Legislative District) to address a “Law and American Society" class at Shorewood High School. The class is for 11th and 12th graders, and the students have been learning about the law making process and elections. |
| Bainbridge Island Curriculum on Internment |
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[ 9 September 2004 ] In response to the controversy surrounding the Bainbridge Island School District's social studies curriculum on the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee sent the following letter to the Superintendent of the Bainbridge Island School District... |
| Inslee Reintroduces "Teachers for Tomorrow" Bill |
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[ 9 July 2003 ] U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee reintroduced his “Teachers for Tomorrow” legislation today. Inslee’s legislation would help increase the number of highly skilled teachers in our public schools and give financial assistance to teachers for their professional development. |
| Visiting Mountlake Terrace High School |
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[ January 24, 2002 ] U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee visited Mountlake Terrace High School in order to teach a class entitled "War in the US." |
| Inslee Announces Affordable Home Loans for Teachers |
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[ 26 March 2002 ] An innovative new housing loan program for Northshore School District teachers. Designed to help teachers afford to live in the community in which they work, the Northshore School District's "Hometown Loan Program" offers down payment and closing cost assistance, low-cost mortgages, and free pre-purchase counseling. |
| U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee Introduces "Teachers for Tomorrow" Bill |
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[ 3 August 2001 ] Inslee's bill would create a loan forgiveness program for educators who commit to teaching for five years. |