State superintendent of public education presents legislative agenda

State Superintendent vows to “hold the line” on education funding

BELLEVUE — Education funding cannot be cut more than it already has, Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn said at a speech this morning, adding, “Don’t shortchange a generation of children because adults have a problem they can’t solve.”

Dorn made his comments today at the fall conference of the Washington State School Directors Association, the state association for school board members.

During the speech, Dorn outlined the progress being made on his priorities since he came into office in 2009 and his agenda for the upcoming 2012 legislative session, which will include legislation on helping ineffective teachers improve.

“Students need to be taught by the best teachers available,” he said. “Our new teacher evaluation system will identify teachers that need to improve. I want to make sure that those teachers get all the additional assistance and professional development they need.”

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