How did Moms for Liberty end up on WA's approved list of groups training teachers?
By law, Washington teachers must complete 100 hours of professional development every five years to keep their licenses.
But there are nearly no state rules for who offers these continuing education credits, known as “clock hours.” And there are few enforcement tools to guide what content they cover. In just a few simple steps, just about any group can register with the state online to be a clock hour provider.
In fact, Moms For Liberty — a conservative group against teaching about race and gender in schools and labeled far-right extremist by the Southern Poverty Law Center — is on Washington’s official list of approved providers for this school year. That’s despite the state’s commitment to ensuring clock hours align with diversity, equity and inclusion standards.
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The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction says they’ve raised concerns about Moms for Liberty’s place on the list, but the responsibility to approve clock hours belongs to the Professional Educator Standards Board, a governor-appointed panel “responsible for policy and oversight of Washington’s educator preparation, certification, assignment and development.”
https://washingtonstatestandard.com/2024/05/28/how-did-moms-for-liberty-end-up-on-was-approved-list-of-groups-teacher-training/