A new bill requires districts to screen children for signs of dyslexia. It will usher in major changes in the way all kids are taught to read in Washington state.
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Publicaremos historias seleccionadas sobre educación en español | We’re publishing select education stories in Spanish
We’re excited to publish some of our most important and practical education stories in Spanish as Education Lab en español. Estamos muy contentos de poder publicar algunas de nuestras historias de educación más importantes y prácticas en español en «Education Lab en español».
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Slye, who was born and raised in Mexico, follows the first Native and black women elected to the role. She says it's about time for PTA dynamics to change.
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Education Lab is a project of the Seattle Times that spotlights promising approaches to persistent challenges in public education. Our team reports on issues like improving school discipline, parent education, math instruction and more. Our goal? To connect parents, students and educators to drive innovative solutions.
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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...