K-12 Education

A pharmacist working for the Seattle Indian Health Board holds a syringe of COVID-19 vaccine March 15, 2021, at a SIHB clinic in Seattle.

News

Counties work with local school districts to administer COVID vaccines to young people

Kari Plog

Public health officials in King and Pierce counties are preparing to administer COVID vaccines to adolescents ages 12 to 15 after the Food and Drug…

Education

Do we still need to learn cursive?

Jessica Robinson

Cursive handwriting may soon go the way of the card catalog and the film projector. Schools are moving to new curriculum standards that put more emphasis…

Education

Hundreds of high school students ditch school to protest state budget cuts

Charla Bear

Hundreds of high school students are rallying at the University of Washington in protest of cuts to education. They walked out of their classrooms this…

Education

Teachers across state to protest budget cuts as special session begins

Charla Bear

Teachers across the state plan to protest cuts to public schools on the first day of the legislature’s special session to shore up the budget.Hundreds of…

As a high school senior last year, Shrae Hogan didn't want to take Advanced Placement courses, until a new district policy placed her in one. The district says AP exam results show the policy has been a success.

Education

Federal Way says putting more kids in advanced classes worked

Charla Bear

Federal Way's attempt to push kids to the next level may have had some impact. Recent results of exams in advanced courses, the school district says,…

Some Seattle students will see less of these.

Education

District cuts yellow school buses for some Seattle students

Charla Bear

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-983186.mp3When kids in Seattle head back to school in a few weeks, you might notice a…

Students at Washington Elementary in Auburn choose breakfast items from a cart before heading to their classrooms to eat. It's a model touted as a successful way to get more kids to utilize morning meals at schools.

Education

Cash prizes will go to schools that get more kids eating breakfast

Charla Bear

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-983098.mp3More than 300,000 kids who qualify for free or reduced breakfast in…

Test scores for some students who get services through the federal Title I program have improved in Washington, according to a report.

Education

Struggling students have mixed results in Title I program

Charla Bear

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-982182.mp3Some students with the lowest test scores in Washington have made big gains…

An administrator helps a student at Lafayette Elementary School in Seattle. The district has decided to furlough nearly all school staff for a day, resulting in closed schools just before students return to class in the fall.

Education

Update: Seattle schools sending a message with furlough

Charla Bear

Seattle Public Schools will shut down for a day just before school starts this fall. It will also close early on a later date during the school…

Education

Class sizes preserved, counselors cut in Seattle schools budget

Charla Bear

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-976529.mp3Despite facing the steepest budget shortfall in the past 3 years, Seattle…