To improve kids' reading skills, Mercer Island teachers are doing some learning of their own VIEW
Washington education officials say they want to overhaul early literacy, but critics say the state isn't providing districts with enough help to do so.
A year of pandemic: COVID-19 changed our lives forever VIEW
A year ago, we embarked on a journey none of us chose. We’ve suffered. We’ve adapted. We’ve wept for those we’ve lost. We’ve grown hopeful...
Why some Washington families are wary of sending kids back to school
Some families of color are finding that their children are doing as well, and sometimes better, when learning from the safety of their own homes....
As schools reopen, should they change how they approach academics? Here are trends to watch
As school buildings trickle back open, differences in how students acquire — and forget — math and reading skills might inform their decisions. But to...
Reykdal orders Washington school districts to submit reopening plans ASAP — before Inslee signs new law
Schools can only access their portion of $668 million in new federal money if they submit — and Reykdal's office approves — their school reopening...
Cameras on or off? Washington teachers address the remote learning issue of not seeing students on screen
For educators, it's hard to teach to a black screen. On the other hand, when a student appears on camera, the setup raises privacy concerns...
How a diverse school district is using a strategy usually reserved for ‘gifted’ students to boost everyone
To mitigate the havoc the pandemic can wreak on students’ learning, Highline Public Schools are practicing a learning strategy known as “acceleration”: Keep students progressing...