WEA-Riverside is the regional council comprised of fifteen local education associations representing over 4,600 professional and classified educators working in Southwest Washington. Collectively we represent K-12 certificated educators, higher education faculty and staff, educational support professionals, retired educators and college students preparing to become teachers.

Education is a social process.  Education is growth.  Education is not preparation for life; education is life itself.  - John Dewey

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  • WEA-Riverside endorses the People's Big 5!

    WEA Riverside endorses the People’s Big 5! Our schools are facing budget shortfalls leading to cuts and closures. It’s time to change our inequitable tax code and end the historic underfunding of our state’s public schools.

    The People's Legislative Priorities for Equitable Schools is a grassroots advocacy campaign to full fund our k-12 schools. Take two actions to call on lawmakers to fully fund our K-12 schools!

    1. Sign the pledge
    2. Email your legislators

    Have you signed on? If not, we encourage you to do so! Individuals, and community groups can sign on in support too!
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  • Welcoming two new UniServ Directors!

    We are excited to announce the addition of two new staff members to our office, following the retirements of Lisa Raine and Lynn Davidson this spring. Jedd Rivera, who joined us in July from the Lower Columbia UniServ Council, and Annabel Torres, who joined in November from the Seattle Education Association, bring a wealth of experience and enthusiasm. We are confident that they will be great additions to our team, and we look forward to the valuable contributions they will make as we work together in the months and years ahead. In addition, Candy Herrera is continuing her role as Uniserv Director and recently celebrated her seventh year at WEA-Riverside!

    Please join us in warmly welcoming Jedd and Annabel as they begin their work with WEA-Riverside—we're thrilled to have them on board!

  • Save the Date: Teaching for Equity Conference!

    Please save the date for our bi-annual equity conference. This school year, the Teaching for Equity Conference will be held on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at Hockinson High School. Each attendee will have the choice to select three unique sessions during online registration. Attendance for the full day will include six clock hours. Attendees can expect to receive tangible take-aways to be applied to various classroom and school settings.

    Registration will open in mid-January 2025. Direct registration links will be posted on the WEA-RUC website and Facebook and sent to home emails.

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