public schools

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.

Vice President Kamala Harris visited Seattle on Wednesday to highlight Biden-administration programs to provide cleaner and greener infrastructure for public schools. A centerpiece of that is a $5 billion dollar, five year plan focused on school buses.

Scott Darby's first week of teaching 20 years ago included 9/11. Daniel Price was 8 years old and eventually joined Darby's class years later. Now, they're both teachers in the Bethel School District. KNKX's Kari Plog got them together to discuss what it's like teaching the terror attacks and why it's so important to get it right.

Updated at 5:35 p.m.: Amid a spike in coronavirus cases and hospitalizations, Washington state is expanding its COVID-19 vaccine mandate to include all…

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…

Washington authorities said Thursday all schools in the state must provide full-time, in-person education for students for the 2021-22 school year and…

The union representing 7,000 Seattle Public Schools employees has ratified an agreement to bring elementary students back into the classroom for in-person…

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday reduced the COVID-19 social distancing requirements for K-12 classrooms in the state from 6 feet to 3 feet as more…

Against the backdrop of protracted labor negotiations that have kept students in many school districts learning remotely for a year, Gov. Jay Inslee said…

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown says she will issue an executive order to mandate that public schools provide in-person instruction.Under her order, schools will…