Regional Town Hall on Education Funding

11/23/2025 11:27 am

Bellevue families, educators, and community members are invited to come together for a powerful evening focused on the future of our schools. Washington State continues to fall short of fully funding K–12 education, and our students feel these gaps every day. The Regional Town Hall on Education Funding is our opportunity to show up, learn, and advocate for the equitable, sustainable support our students deserve.

This student-led Town Hall will center student voices from across our region. Students will share personal stories and real experiences showing how funding impacts their learning, opportunities, and daily school experience. Their courage and leadership deserve a full room of community support. When we show up as a community, we strengthen our schools — and our future. 

📅 Wednesday, January 7, 2026

⏰ 7:00–9:00 PM

📍 Newport High School Gymnasium [4333 Factoria Blvd SE, Bellevue, WA 98006]

Submit Your Questions for Legislators

The program will feature a Q&A Forum with regional state legislators to ask questions and elevate the issues affecting our schools. We invite families, educators, and community members to submit questions in advance:

🔗 COMMUNITY QUESTIONS: https://forms.gle/HzJEaNGzJSh3d8tKA

Calling Student Volunteers!

We are recruiting student volunteers to support the event — including roles in welcoming attendees, moderating questions, sharing stories, helping with social media outreach, and assisting behind the scenes. Student volunteers can earn community service hours. Email us at: advocacy@bellevueptsacouncil.com