Education Lab

Last year, Washington lawmakers made college free for some. This year, they want to make it more accessible.

College in Washington is now cheap or free for many students. But, lawmakers say, not enough people are taking advantage.

Latina preschool teachers feel the pressure of new college-degree rules, study says

Preschool teachers who identify as Latina are facing new pressure to earn a bachelor’s degree, take a demotion — or possibly leave the field entirely, a report published last week suggests. About 1 in 5 a bachelor’s degree. As states have focused on early-education policy, one way they have tried to improve preschool is by...

Washington may have problems paying for new free and discounted college plan

Snags collecting a new state tax may make it difficult for Washington to fulfill its promise to pay full or partial tuition to its public colleges for more than 100,000 students this year.

How Washington colleges are opening their doors to adults with intellectual disabilities

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

We’re reporting on mental health and schools. And we need your help.

Depression. Anxiety. Suicide. Those are the words that often come up when people talk about youth mental health. And for good reason: CDC data suggest suicide is now the second-leading cause of death for adolescents. Feelings of hopelessness have shot up by 33% among Washington tenth graders in the past decade, statewide data shows. And...

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

Illinois stopped secluding and restraining students at school. Will other states follow suit?

Illinois lawmakers want federal officials to crack down on states that allow staff to seclude or restrain children at school.