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In more than 40 districts statewide in Washington, voters will decide on Feb. 13 whether or not to rebuild aging schools, many that are in desperate need of repair.
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Experts say shuttering a school can make financial sense. But it can be hard for students and their families.
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There are efforts to change how decisions are made about which books libraries should stock and which section they belong in. Some advocate using a national rating system like the one used for movies.
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Blaire Penry, a teacher at Auburn Online, was awarded 2024 Washington Teacher of the Year honors. Penry talks to KNKX about making an online classroom successful, teaching self-advocacy, and how students "absolutely" give her hope.
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Complaints about scams are increasing as the date approaches for borrowers to restart student loan payments after more than a three-year pause.
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Student loan payments start up again for most borrowers in October, but more than 800,000 people who have been paying for years are having their loans forgiven. A total of $39 billion is being forgiven under a one-time adjustment granted by the Biden administration.
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The court said in its written opinion that the state shares only part of the responsibility to pay schools' construction costs, but didn't specify exactly how much.
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The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition has published the largest list of Indian boarding schools in the U.S.
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Across the country, schools are scrambling to catch up students in math as post-pandemic test scores reveal the depth of missing skills.
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Rural libraries in Washington state and Texas are partnering with the University of Washington to help design strategies for fighting misinformation.
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Two borrowers give their initial reactions to the Supreme Court's ruling to strike down the Biden Administration's initial student loan debt relief plan. Nearly 700,000 Washingtonians were eligible for relief.
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Long before the U.S. government made plutonium for bombs at the Hanford Site in southeast Washington [state], the land belonged to native peoples. For the Yakama Nation, the area was vital for hunting and fishing. Tribal leaders want young people to know about their legacy, and the fight that lies ahead.