Education Reform

Native American dropout rates are nearly twice the national average.A new certificate program at the University of Washington aims to improve outcomes for…

OLYMPIA, Wash. – One of the key battles shaping up in Olympia this year is over education reform. The Senate’s new majority coalition is proposing a

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Senate Democrats are unveiling a series of reform ideas that won't bank much money for the state's immediate budget problem, but which…

The State Senate has approved a controversial proposal to base teacher lay-offs on performance - not seniority. The vote late Tuesday triggered a heated…

If you listen to the numbers, there's no need for any change in the way teachers and principals are evaluated in public schools here in Washington State.…

It will be a rainy and windy Monday around Western Washington, with high temperatures in the low 50's. Rain is in the forecast all this week. Making…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-955577.mp3Governor Chris Gregoire is making another push to create a cabinet-level…

A proposal to base teacher layoffs on performance - and not seniority - has died in the Washington legislature. The bill's demise is a victory for the…

Christine Gregoire says she had an "aha moment" last summer about why Washington's education system isn't getting any better.The governor made a rare…

African American kids are more likely than any other students to start their educations in Seattle’s worst public schools. That’s according to a new…