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A $100,000 bribe got teen a UCLA soccer scholarship without even playing

The teen's admission to UCLA was bought with a $100,000 bribe paid to Jorge Salcedo, then the head coach of the UCLA men's soccer program, according to court documents.

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Funding

How should the King County Council spend $318M for education?

Job centers on high school campuses. More money to hire teachers of color. Mentors for students. Over the past two months, the Metropolitan King County Council has heard countless ideas from the public on how it should spend $318 million on education — a one-time windfall provided through a fee on Sound Transit construction contracts. And...

Equity

How should the King County Council spend $318M for education?

Job centers on high school campuses. More money to hire teachers of color. Mentors for students. Over the past two months, the Metropolitan King County Council has heard countless ideas from the public on how it should spend $318 million on education — a one-time windfall provided through a fee on Sound Transit construction contracts. And...

Teacher Diversity

Illustration by Jennifer Luxton / The Seattle Times

Why are 89% of Washington teachers white?

Higher Education

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UW finds star athlete’s sexual assault allegation credible, but athletic executive quietly moved on

Special Education

Paraeducator Tiffany Moritz assists Nataly Cruz, 9, with her end of the year animal research project in Ms. Olivera’s classroom on Friday, June 7, 2019, at Martin Luther King Elementary, 2000 S. 18th St. in Union Gap, Wash. 210469 (Amanda Ray, Yakima Herald-Republic)

Washington state has big plans for its 25,500 paraeducators, who earn about half the salary of an average teacher

Tools & Resources

Could you go to college tuition-free in Washington? Here’s how to find out

New law may make it easier for people to become teachers in Washington state

Special Education Glossary, Part 1

Special Education Glossary, Part 2

Three ways you can advocate for students with disabilities and special education in Washington state

Guest Essays

Clear Sky gave me the Native community I lacked — now the program needs to be saved

Ignite Education Lab 2019

Speakers, from left, Noah Matisse, Kimberly Harden, Victoria Mott, Ricky Robertson, Tracy Castro-Gill, Kari O’Driscoll, Ryan Healy, Gillian Elliott, Raul Sanchez, Imani Razat, emcee Nathan Gibbs-Bowling, and Shannon Hitch are pictured during the Ignite Education Lab event at Seattle University, Monday, March 11, 2019 in Seattle.

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Saving democracy

Read Publisher Frank Blethen's 123rd anniversary message

Education Lab en español

Teacher Jeremi Oliver talks to students about how to resolve issues with others among other things during his exploration class at the Academy for Creating Excellence at South Shore K-8 in Seattle Tuesday, July 16, 2019. About two dozen young men of color have been spending their summer at the academy as part of a four-week leadership academy to help rising eighth-graders prepare for their final year at the school and for adolescence in general. The daily schedule includes a morning huddle and exploration of tough topics — like what it means to be a man in today’s world — followed by a STEM class introducing students to flying drones, a health and wellness fitness course and more. 210876

Ed Lab en español: Por qué Washington empezó a prestarle más atención a sus 25.500 paraeducadores

Discipline

Trump officials cancel Obama-era policy on school discipline

The Trump administration has formally scrapped an Obama-era policy that was meant to curb racial discrimination in schools but that became tangled in a national debate over school safety. Officials from the Education and Justice departments finalized the rollback Friday, just days after it was proposed by a federal panel on school safety. President Donald...