Chris Reykdal

The state boosted spending to comply with a ruling in the landmark McCleary case, but the public schools chief says it hasn’t kept up.

Chris Reykdal, Superintendent of Public Instruction, is endorsing an effort to ban flavored tobacco products across the state.

Incumbent Chris Reykdal and David Olson disagreed about school funding and parental-rights policies, but found moments of accord.

In a year of school disruptions due to the pandemic, the U.S. Department of Education said it wants students to take standardized tests as a way to…

Amid increasing pressure from parents to have schools offer more face-to-face instruction, Gov. Jay Inslee has released updated recommendations to school…

More than half of the state’s public school students are in districts offering almost exclusively remote learning, but state Superintendent of Public…

UPDATE, 6 p.m.: Adds comments from a press conference held by Maia Espinoza in which she addressed how she'd pay for stipends to families during remote…

A very unusual school year is coming to a close and now the focus is shifting to what school will look like in the fall, given the pandemic. The Seattle…

The statewide school closure to slow the spread of the coronavirus has brought tremendous upheaval to families. Parents are trying to help their children…

What should a 21st century public school system look like? Washington’s superintendent of public instruction says it’s time to have that conversation...