Rural Washington schools struggle with drop in logging dollars Nestled in the foothills of the North Cascades, where logging has long fueled the economy, the Mount Baker School District is facing a budget deficit exceeding $1 million, which local officials say is tied to declining timber sales on state lands. Washington State Standard
Someone left a gun in a Bellevue elementary school. The district didn’t tell parents for almost a month A semi-automatic Glock pistol was left in the boys' bathroom at a Bellevue elementary school over winter break by someone who attends a church that rents the school every Sunday. Stephen Howie
A Seattle fourth-grader and his family self-deport to Guatemala A Seattle elementary school student left for Guatemala late Wednesday night. His family is self-deporting to avoid federal immigration police. Teachers in Seattle are calling on the school district to better protect students like him. Casey Martin
'Our kids need help.' Washington schools chief calls for tax reforms to fund education Washington’s current tax code is unsustainable, hurts public schools and middle-class families, and needs reform. That was state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal’s top message Thursday during his annual “State of Education” address. Sami West
Issaquah on edge after ICE arrest outside preschool A series of immigration arrests has shaken an Issaquah preschool community over the past week. The arrests have also had a ripple effect throughout the city’s education system. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
Were school Covid closures worth it? Not really, UW study finds Covid-era school closures caused the U.S. significant economic and educational loss while being less effective than other transmission interventions, according to new research. Sami West
School district investigating Bothell principal who posted about Charlie Kirk on social media Eric McDowell's post on his personal Instagram said gun control is more effective than thoughts and prayers, and Charlie Kirk would still be alive with sufficient gun control. Eilís O'Neill
Seattle high school students walk out in protest of new lunch policy Hundreds of Seattle Public Schools students walked out of their classes Monday morning and gathered outside of district headquarters to push back against a new lunch policy. Noel Gasca
Advocates pack Seattle courtroom to support immigrant threatened with deportation to Laos Close to 200 people packed a federal courtroom and an overflow room in Seattle Friday morning to show support for a West Seattle man who was detained by ICE in July after decades of checking in with federal officials without any incident. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
High school theater manager to bond out of Tacoma immigrant lockup A theater manager at Juanita High School in Kirkland is set to be released on bond from the Northwest ICE Processing Center after nearly two weeks. Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
