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Lindsey Wasson/APThe opposition from Chris Reykdal, the superintendent of public instruction, comes as the state’s school system faces a budget crisis driven by rising costs and funding cuts. -
Anna Marie Yanny/KNKXState education leaders say they need more money from the state. But lawmakers are staring down a significant budget shortfall in the upcoming legislative session.
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The county is launching a program to help fund childcare providers and support families that do not qualify for state aid. -
In Washington, many individual public schools have cellphone policies, but there is no broad ban coming from the state. Some educators have been pushing for one. -
Ben Shuldiner began as superintendent of Seattle Public Schools facing a projected $100 million deficit and a performance disparity among students around the district. -
Loopholes and failed investigations allowed a former Henry M. Jackson High School teacher to skirt accountability. -
The state audit shows that the district faced a widening gap between revenue and expenses as costs climbed over the past four years. -
A new law requires the state superintendent to study limiting cellphones in schools, but advocates worry that without a statewide ban Washington will get left behind. -
Even as lawmakers cut funding for other early education and childcare programs, they expanded the state’s free preschool program during the recent legislative session.
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The Instagram account included images described as ‘damaging’ depicting high school staff. -
Proposals in the Washington state House and Senate would raise income limits on the state’s free preschool program to help more military families enroll. -
At least 19 colleges have changed essay prompts this year, according to one college counseling firm. Will it change how students talk about themselves?
