Education

(The Center Square) – As small-town publications close shop and communities lose touch, lawmakers are considering a bill to divert $20 million from higher education to support journalists covering civic affairs. Sen. Marko Liias, D-Edmonds, proposed Senate Bill 5400 following the launch of a state-funded news fellowship last April. The ...

(The Center Square) – A bill designed to investigate why so many families have pulled their children out of Washington state's public school system received a public hearing in Olympia on Thursday. House Bill 1289 would require the Washington School Information Processing Cooperative, or WSIPC, to create a voluntary, confidential online survey – to be operational by Sept. 1 – for pa...

(The Center Square) – Senate Minority Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, wants to transform The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Wash., into a University of Washington Health Sciences campus. Braun has proposed Senate Bill 5424 would redirect state resources “toward producing the intermediate health-care workers needed to respond to the ‘Silver Tsunami’ of people whose medical needs are expected t

(The Center Square) – After a lawsuit, the University of Washington renamed its racially-segregated “BIPOC Physicians Directory” to “MD Connections Directory” and opened the resource to all races. “The University of Washington School of Medicine (UWSOM) has removed race-based restrictions from a physician networking directory after Do No Harm sued the program for racial discrimination,” a news rel

(The Center Square) – Washington state Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, has introduced legislation to create scholarships for students via Education Savings Accounts, commonly called ESAs. House Bill 1140, co-sponsored by Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, would specifically fund ESAs for low-income students, special needs families and students trapped in failing schools. C...

(The Center Square) – Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Brent Jones is officially withdrawing his proposed plan to close elementary schools and is exploring increased levies to fill a lingering budget gap. Jones wrote a letter to parents on Monday announcing that he was withdrawing his plan after determining there was “no longer a pathway for this approach for the 2025-26 school year.” Seattl.

(The Center Square) – Seattle Public Schools has announced the consolidation of four schools as the district works to chip away at a $94 million budget deficit. The schools recommended for closure next year are North Beach Elementary, Sacajawea Elementary, Stevens Elementary and Sanislo Elementary. The ...

(The Center Square) – Seattle Public Schools will reveal five schools up for closure later this month, with the district exploring future staff cuts to address a continuing $100 million budget deficit next year. Seattle Public Schools is considering closing five schools rather than 17 to 21 as part of a plan to reduce a $94 million budget deficit. The ...

More than 60 people showed up for a community forum Tuesday evening in Marysville, to find out more about the school district’s financial troubles, which have prompted a whistleblower investigation and administrative resignations in recent weeks.

Seattle Public Schools is considering the reintegration of Seattle police officers on school grounds as it explores ways to improve student safety.