Superintendent of Public Instruction

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

Washington students took their first state exams since the pandemic began last fall and their scored dropped. Between 2019 and 2021, the overall percentage of students who met state standards on the math portion of the exam fell by 20 percentage points.

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…

State Rep. Chris Reykdal, D-Tumwater, announced Thursday he will give up his House seat to run for state schools superintendent in 2016, joining Tacoma…

The good news in this week's new Washington state revenue forecast has drawn the attention of everyone who wants some money for their department or…

The unemployment rate for teens and young adults in Washington is one of the highest in the nation – and it’s especially tough on high school dropouts.…

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

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

Washington voters elected him state superintendent of public schools. Now Governor Chris Gregoire wants to takeover his portfolio. Randy Dorn is fuming…

This year’s high school freshman and sophomores might have fewer graduation tests to dread if Randy Dorn has his way.…