Stories by Vicki Murray
11 stories
Opinion: Washington state is moving to punish superintendents who tell parents the truth about their own children
PESB's May 15 vote could strip superintendents of their careers for notifying parents about their child's school gender transition.
Opinion: How the federal tax-credit scholarship could help Washington state teachers
Washington teachers spend an average of $1,041 annually on classroom supplies — ranking 11th highest in the nation.
Opinion: Washington passed an income tax to fund education, then the same majority cut education — and left $700+ million on the table
State officials passed a new income tax to fund education, then approved over $1 billion in cuts—while forgoing $700 million in annual federal scholarships students could have received.
Opinion: ‘Privacy’ is not a license for government secrecy – Supreme Court’s Mirabelli Ruling puts Washington’s school parental notification policies on notice
Vicki Murray argues a recent U. S. Supreme Court ruling on parental notification policies could affect Washington’s approach to student gender identity nondisclosure in schools.
Opinion: Washington’s charter schools deliver – if the state lets them
Vicki Murray argues that Washington’s charter schools are posting stronger academic results than comparable peers while facing funding inequities that are shrinking the sector.
Opinion: Washington parental rights battle goes national
Vicki Murray argues that parental rights and girls’ sports initiatives headed for the November 2026 ballot could reshape education policy in Washington and beyond.
Opinion: 24 States In. Washington Out? $732 Million Lost?
Vicki Murray argues Washington risks forfeiting $732 million in federal education funding if state leaders do not opt into the federal tax-credit scholarship program.
Opinion: NAEP 2024 – American students score historic lows in Math, Reading, Science
NAEP 2024 results show historic lows for 12th-grade math and reading and flat 8th-grade science performance; in her column, Vicki Murray says the declines demand immediate action.
Opinion: A century later, Washington state fails parental rights
Vicki Murray argues HB 1296 dismantles Washington’s parental-rights law and expands state control over schools, ignoring a century-old Supreme Court ruling that children aren’t “creatures of the st…
Opinion: Grading Washington’s education system results
Vicki Murray examines Washington’s declining student proficiency rates despite increased education spending, highlighting the growth of alternative education options.
Opinion: The Nation’s Report Card – F for ‘Fix It Already’
Vicki Murray of the Washington Policy Center believes the latest Nation’s Report Card shows the state clearly doesn’t know what’s best for students, and it’s time for the real education experts to…