Here's when Seattle Public Schools will announce possible school closures The timeline to potentially close some Seattle schools is getting clearer.
Only half of WA students are reading at grade level, new test scores show Just 50% of students across Washington state are reading at grade level, according to the state’s latest standardized test results. Literacy rates declined during the pandemic and have yet to rebound.
Seattle Public Schools narrowly averts strike, allowing kids to return to classes Seattle Public Schools averted a strike, allowing the district’s nearly 50,000 students to return to classrooms on time for the first day Wednesday.
In Seattle, going to school means getting vaxxed It’s the first day for students at Seattle Public Schools and their vaccinations should be up-to-date. That’s because in 2019 the state passed legislation mandating certain vaccines in order to enroll in public school. But recently there’s been a small drop in vaccination rates. Seattle Times reporter Elise Takahama is here to go over the latest numbers and what’s being done to get more kids vaccinated.
Bellevue’s first Asian American superintendent reflects on his family’s 120-year US journey Despite budget cuts and change, Kelly Aramaki, Bellevue's first Asian American superintendent, has an ambitious vision for the place he grew up.
Strike is 'looking more likely,' some Seattle school staff say Days before the first day of school, one of the unions representing Seattle Public Schools staffers says a strike is becoming increasingly likely.
Teacher strikes delay first day of school for 30k students in southwest WA Teachers are striking in the Camas and Evergreen school districts near Vancouver. It affects over 30,000 students.
Changes are coming to Seattle Public Schools' sex education courses High school students in Seattle Public Schools are taught sex education once, in ninth grade health class. RadioActive's Lily Turner recently graduated from Nathan Hale High School, where she saw the lack of sex ed throughout high school cause confusion and misinformation among her classmates. But all this is about to change.
Why does the US drug czar think WA schools should stock Narcan like fire extinguishers? The United States’ top drug control official, Dr. Rahul Gupta, is in Washington state this week to sound the alarm on the threat of fentanyl — especially for kids this school year.
Has summer school helped in the fight against pandemic learning loss? One approach educators have taken to make up for pandemic learning loss is to send kids to summer school. But a new report finds expanded summer learning programs weren't as effective as they'd hoped.