November 5th, 2024
Friends of Chris Reykdal
855 Trosper Rd. Suite 108-117
Tumwater, WA 98512
For Immediate Release
Superintendent Chris Reykdal Wins Re-Election Bid
Tumwater - Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal has won his re-election bid for Superintendent of Public Instruction for the State of Washington.
“Our election victory is truly a testament to the parents, educators, students, volunteers, labor partners, social justice organizations, environmental advocates, community leaders, and education champions that make up Team Reykdal,” said State Superintendent Chris Reykdal.
“Washington voters have made it very clear that public education is to be protected and uplifted in Washington state. Voters rejected school privatization, education budget cuts, and anti-diversity rhetoric,” Reykdal continued. “Our students and educators are doing amazing things in our public schools, and these results tell us that tearing them and their hard work down is not a winning campaign strategy.”
“There is more work to be done to truly achieve educational equity: universal free school meals, comprehensive mental health supports, more dual language and acceleration programs, greater dual credit access, career and technical education (CTE) pathway expansion, and more,” said Reykdal. “We have a large body of work in front of us to ensure, first and foremost, that our public schools are fully and amply funded. I am thankful to Washington voters for trusting my team and me at OSPI to lead the charge on full funding with our lawmakers, and I thank all of our endorsers, supporters, donors, and volunteers for their help with our victory. I want to give a special shoutout to our precinct committee officers across the state, who are unsung heroes in our political process. They deserve huge credit for wins up and down the ballot for progressive leaders and education champions - thank you!”
“Lastly, I want to thank David Olson for stepping into this race and for serving on a local school board,” Reykdal ended. “School board work is sometimes thankless work. David elevated critical issues that he and I will continue to advocate for with a common voice - specifically ample education funding.”
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