Washington state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal spoke in defense of transgender athletes in girls sports in an address Thursday, claiming it was "inaccurate" to say there are only ...

The Center Square’s Carleen Johnson speaks with Vicki Murray of the Washington Policy Center about support for a House Joint ...

Washington’s Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction is laying off 37 people at the start of July, part of a broader wave of state layoffs that could affect 1,000 jobs across state government.

A new law triggered by a lawsuit will ensure public school students in Washington are offered special education instruction until they are 22 years old. A new law in Washington will assure students ...

Washington is undertaking a multi-year effort to revise its high school graduation requirements, with the goal of better preparing students for adulthood. The state board of education calls the plan ...

Certain school districts across Washington faced budget shortfalls ahead of the 2025-26 school year — some more severe than others. Now that students are back in class, teachers unions, lawmakers and ...

Washington has an urgent math problem. Nearly one in three students cannot demonstrate basic grade-level skills, and among low-income students it’s almost one in two. In a state that prides itself on ...

Washington’s new education budget brought some wins — namely, a long-awaited increase in funding for special education students — but still leaves school districts across the state in a challenging ...

The state’s Office of the Education Ombuds last year received the highest number of calls since its founding, according to a recently released OEO annual report. The number of calls for the 2024-25 ...

Washington state Sen. Adrian Cortes speaks to hundreds of teachers, school employees and students on Feb. 17, 2025 at the Washington state Capitol. Following the rally, attendees met with lawmakers to ...