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More than 100 high-school students across the state will participate in apprenticeships this coming school year, part of a push to more closely link work to education.
In the past, this report and the national test that it's based on played an important role in developing America's education policy: As some states, continued to post rising state test scores, the comparison study provided a fact check — showing that scores increased not because students were learning more, but because the tests were getting easier.
A new bill requires districts to screen children for signs of dyslexia. It will usher in major changes in the way all kids are taught to read in Washington state.
More than 100 high-school students across the state will participate in apprenticeships this coming school year, part of a push to more closely link work to education.
Less than half of Washington’s 3- and 4-year-olds attend preschool of any kind.
In 2017, Washington state lawmakers nearly unanimously passed new training requirements for paraeducators. The only catch? They haven't yet provided the money to actually pay for that training.
Education Lab is a Seattle Times project that spotlights promising approaches to some of the most persistent challenges in public education. It is produced in partnership with the Solutions Journalism Network, a New York-based nonprofit that works to spread the practice of solutions-oriented… Read more
A national competition sponsored by NASA and run by a University of Washington educational consortium is aimed at inspiring students to think about science, space travel, and the history of America's journeys to the moon.
The author of a new guide for adult college students offers advice on how to successfully earn a degree at any age — and says one Washington two-year public college ranks among the best in the nation for serving adults going back to school.
Making less than $61.5K with a family of four? Inslee wants to guarantee college money for your kids
For almost 50 years, Washington has written billions of dollars in financial-aid checks to Washington college students through a program with a most uninspiring name: the State Need Grant.
The Washington state auditor's office found "mixed results" when it evaluated the accountability of the state's charter schools during the 2017-2018 school year.
The audit found that at least 70 school districts did not have complete procedures or policies.
City council candidates squaring off in this year's election have a number of momentous decisions ahead of them.
Yakima City Council candidates squaring off in this year’s election have a number of momento…
The two candidates running for the Wapato City Council Position 5 seat have a history of cha…
Whoever serves as Wapato’s next mayor will face a host of problems.
Regardless of who ends up winning the general election next month, it’s no longer business a…
Last month's Washington Supreme Court ruling that the state’s 12 charter schools can continue to receive state lottery money does not mean necessarily end the battle over the publicly-funded, privately-run schools.
Seattle voters will decide this November whether to approve a $600-million-plus education levy that will make community college free for students graduating from the city's public high schools.
The Bezos Family Foundation's donation amounts to a nearly 13 percent boost in the College of Education's total donations and offers a lasting opportunity to influence the school's research and programs in early education.
As significant school-bus delays continue, First Student, Seattle public schools' bus-service provider, says it will increase pay for new drivers in hopes of retaining them longer.
The university says it will become the first among the nation's 28 Jesuit universities to divest its endowment of fossil fuels.
Class is back in session at East Valley High School Friday after construction workers finished stabilizing concrete in the school’s former library.
East Valley High School canceled classes Wednesday and Thursday as a precaution after shifti…
UPDATE 3:58 pm. - Administrators announced that classes will be cancelled for a second day T…
Washington education officials are finalizing new graduation requirements — and you have until Oct. 28 to weigh in.
The city of Yakima has been awarded a $230,000 grant from the Department of Justice to conti…
LONDON (AP) — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pressed ahead Sunday with plans to try to win parliamentary backing for his new Brexit deal even as the European Union began considering his grudging request to extend the looming Brexit deadline.
LONDON (AP) — The Latest on Britain's impending departure from the European Union (all times…
Maria Lua has attracted a loyal customer base at her downtown Yakima restaurant, Main Stop o…
David Wood was familiar with the Yakima area, having spent a year here for the University of…
The Yakima Speedway was packed with fans last weekend for its annual Fall Classic and will b…