Washington Governor Shifts Emphasis To Sell Tax Package For Schools
OLYMPIA, Wash. – On the campaign trail, Washington Governor Jay Inslee talked about financing education by growing the economy. Now the Democrat proposes to raise $1.2 billion for schools by extending...
View ArticleTwo Seattle Head Start Programs Deemed Low-Quality, Lose Funding
Two Seattle Head Start programs have lost their federal funding after they failed to meet quality standards. It's the first round of contract terminations in the new push by the Obama administration to...
View ArticleWhat Happens In Washington If Student Loan Interest Rates Rise?
The interest rate on many student loans is scheduled to double on July 1, to 6.8 percent from 3.4 percent. That was expected to happen last year, but Congress voted to extend the lower rate. If the...
View ArticleWashington House Democrats: Extend Taxes, End Tax Breaks To Fund Schools
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington House Democrats have unveiled a proposed two-year budget that looks a lot like Governor Jay Inslee’s. It would renew expiring tax hikes, close several tax exemptions and put...
View ArticleHighline District Offers Free Full-Day Kindergarten To All Students
Highline School District plans to offer free, full-day kindergarten to all students next school year.Currently, half-day kindergarten is the norm: two and a half hours a day. Most Washington parents...
View ArticleNew Washington K-12 Standards Prove Challenging For Students – And Teachers
This fall, some classes may get harder for public school students — and teachers — across Washington. That's when many districts will roll out new, more rigorous language arts and math standards, known...
View ArticleTwice As Many Wash. Kids Get Free Full-Day Kindergarten
Twice as many Washington kids will get free, full-day kindergarten this fall.The new state budget pays for all-day kindergarten in 269 more schools across the state, including eight schools in Seattle.
View ArticleSeattle Teachers’ Union, District Still Far Apart In Contract Talks
Tension is building during contract talks between Seattle School District and its teachers’ union.The two sides need to agree on a new, three-year contract before school begins in less than a month.
View ArticleWashington Schools At "High Risk" Of Losing No Child Left Behind Waiver
Washington state has been given one year to change its teacher evaluation law or risk losing $38 million in federal education funding.In a letter Wednesday to state Superintendent of Public Instruction...
View ArticleSeattle City Council To Consider Universal Preschool Proposal
The city of Seattle would create a plan to let all children attend preschool for free or on a sliding scale under a resolution proposed by City Councilman Tim Burgess.
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