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From top to bottom, all are juniors at Skyline High: Neela Agarwal, Ava Finn, and Esteban Ortiz-Villacorta. Three Skyline High School juniors (top to bottom) Neela Agarwal, Ava Finn, and Esteban Ortiz-Villacorta, met over Zoom on May 26, 2020 to finish the details of their survey for high school students across Washington state about the effects of the COVID-19 school closures.

Washington students want to have a say in what high school looks like in light of the coronavirus. This is how they’re doing it.

Three students want to make sure every high schooler in Washington has a say in what schools might look like in the fall when they potentially reopen after coronavirus closures.

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Funding

Donna Grethen / Special to The Seattle Times

Washington’s constitution protects K-12 funding. The coronavirus will test that promise.

Equity

Donna Grethen / Special to The Seattle Times

Washington’s constitution protects K-12 funding. The coronavirus will test that promise.

Teacher Diversity

Illustration by Jennifer Luxton / The Seattle Times

Why are 89% of Washington teachers white?

Higher Education

Donna Grethen / Special to The Seattle Times

‘People don’t understand quite how bad this is going to be’: Washington colleges brace for coronavirus funding impact

Special Education

Nina Buckles-Oldenburg, a second year ROAR student, works as an intern at Washington State University’s Children’s Center. (Courtesy of Washington State University’s College of Education)

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

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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Education Lab Interesting Questions

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...

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Education Lab en español

Linda Yan, a junior at Bellevue High School, prepared for an online class on Tuesday, April 7.

Education Lab en español | El coronavirus ha cerrado las escuelas de Washington, al menos hasta el verano. ¿Cuándo habrá condiciones de seguridad para regresar?

Discipline

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.