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A proposal to re-write No Child Left Behind — an unpopular federal education law that now labels practically all schools in Washington state as "failing"…
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A bid to get back Washington state's waiver from the No Child Left Behind law — and regain for school districts the flexibility to spend $40 million in…
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A Washington State House committee will hear a bill requiring student scores on statewide standardized tests to play a role in teachers' evaluations next…
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This spring, juniors at Seattle's Nathan Hale High School will not sit for a federally-required standardized test, a leadership team of staff, students…
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Washington lawmakers are in contempt of court over school funding. But it’s a couple of non-funding issues that could create a partisan rift.Republicans…
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The impact of Washington's loss of a waiver from the No Child Left Behind Act came into sharper focus Wednesday as nearly nine in 10 of the state's…
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Earlier this year, Washington became the first state in the nation to lose its reprieve from the federal No Child Left Behind Act. Now, Seattle Public…
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When federal education officials revoked Washington state's waiver from the No Child Left Behind Act, they hung a cloud of uncertainty over the early…
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Five-year-old Serenity Johnson has been eager to start preschool since she was 2½ years old."She said 'Mommy, I want to go to school,'" her mother,…
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U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan pulled Washington state's waiver from the No Child Left Behind Act on Thursday, making it the first state to lose…