Parent launches Snoqualmie school bond recount
Listen If you’ve ever wondered if one vote really makes a difference, consider a school bond measure in Snoqualmie. The proposal to build a new middle school in the rapidly-growing city was recently...
View ArticleTeacher layoff reform bill dies in Legislature
A proposal to base teacher layoffs on performance - and not seniority - has died in the Washington legislature. The bill's demise is a victory for the state’s teacher's union, but a frustrating defeat...
View ArticleCity panel could soon oversee ethics at Seattle Public Schools
Listen An independent watchdog committee could soon take over ethics investigations at Seattle Public Schools. The move is an effort to rebuild public confidence after an audit exposed questionable...
View ArticleSeattle's Families and Education Levy expands goals, money requests over the...
Listen As schools and family service providers across the state struggle with budget cuts, taxpayers are being asked to help out more. In Seattle, the city council is gearing up to put the Families...
View ArticleSeattle schools win math textbook appeal
Seattle Public Schools will get to keep using a controversial math textbook. An appeals court struck down a challenge to the "Discovering" math curriculum by a group of parents and local residents who...
View ArticleRadiation and climate change drive Marshall Islanders to Northwest enclave
Listen Most schools are used to working with children whose native language isn't English. In most of the Northwest and the nation, that means Spanish. But in Spokane, immigrants from a remote set of...
View ArticleHundreds of Washington teachers might not have jobs next year
Listen Hundreds of teachers throughout Western Washington are unsure if they’ll return to their classrooms next year. Many districts have had to layoff instructors to balance their budgets as support...
View ArticleClass sizes preserved, counselors cut in Seattle schools budget
Listen Despite facing the steepest budget shortfall in the past 3 years, Seattle Public School officials say class sizes will not get any bigger next fall. The district's school board unanimously...
View ArticleUpdate: Seattle schools sending a message with furlough
Seattle Public Schools will shut down for a day just before school starts this fall. It will also close early on a later date during the school year. Lesley Rogers, chief communications officer for...
View ArticleCash prizes will go to schools that get more kids eating breakfast
Listen More than 300,000 kids who qualify for free or reduced breakfast in Washington are not eating it. Participation in the state’s early morning meal program is so low, educators and children’s...
View ArticleDistrict cuts yellow school buses for some Seattle students
Listen When kids in Seattle head back to school in a few weeks, you might notice a lot more of them getting there on foot. Some Seattle students who took yellow buses last year won’t have service this...
View ArticleFederal Way says putting more kids in advanced classes worked
Federal Way's attempt to push kids to the next level may have had some impact. Recent results of exams in advanced courses, the school district says, shows more kids did take the tests without lowering...
View ArticleTeachers across state to protest budget cuts as special session begins
Teachers across the state plan to protest cuts to public schools on the first day of the legislature’s special session to shore up the budget. Hundreds of educators will rally in Olympia on Monday,...
View ArticleHundreds of high school students ditch school to protest state budget cuts
Hundreds of high school students are rallying at the University of Washington in protest of cuts to education. They walked out of their classrooms this afternoon and marched or rode buses to the...
View ArticleDo we still need to learn cursive?
Cursive handwriting may soon go the way of the card catalog and the film projector. Schools are moving to new curriculum standards that put more emphasis on typing skills. But not everyone is ready for...
View ArticleTeacher layoff reform bill dies in Legislature
A proposal to base teacher layoffs on performance - and not seniority - has died in the Washington legislature. The bill's demise is a victory for the state’s teacher's union, but a frustrating defeat...
View ArticleCity panel could soon oversee ethics at Seattle Public Schools
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-958263.mp3An independent watchdog committee could soon take over ethics investigations at Seattle Public Schools. The move is an...
View ArticleSeattle's Families and Education Levy expands goals, money requests over the...
http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/kplu/local-kplu-960076.mp3As schools and family service providers across the state struggle with budget cuts, taxpayers are being asked to help out...
View ArticleSeattle schools win math textbook appeal
Seattle Public Schools will get to keep using a controversial math textbook. An appeals court struck down a challenge to the "Discovering" math curriculum by a group of parents and local residents who...
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