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The Seattle Times Education section covers schools at the district, state and federal level. Topics include the University of Washington and other colleges; the Common Core and standardized testing; teacher pay and strikes; charter schools; school discipline; classroom teaching methods; and funding under the McCleary decision. Coverage also includes the Education Lab project.

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February 19, 2020 at 3:18 pm

Mormon-owned BYU eases rules on ‘homosexual behavior’

SALT LAKE CITY — Brigham Young University in Utah has revised its strict code of conduct to strip a rule that banned any behavior that...

Nation & World

After each performance of his show, “The New Colossus,” writer and director Tim Robbins meets with the audience to ask about their own history with immigration. The show, put on my Robbins’ Actors’ Gang theater company, will be at The Moore Theater Feb. 20-22.

February 19, 2020 at 2:06 pm

Actor Tim Robbins explores immigration in play coming to Seattle’s Moore Theatre

The Academy Award-winning actor is encouraging audience participation in "The New Colossus."

Local News

February 19, 2020 at 1:20 pm

Students push universities to stop investing in fossil fuels

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Students alarmed by climate change are stepping up pressure on universities to pull investments from fossil fuel industries, an effort... Updated 12:34 pm

Students join parents, alumni, and supporters to protest outside Kennedy Catholic High School in Burien after what they describe as the forced resignations of two teachers because they are gay.

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February 19, 2020 at 6:00 am

Sorry treatment of gay teachers suggests Rush Limbaugh was, sadly, right | Danny Westneat

The right-wing radio host said America is just not ready for a gay, married president — provoking outrage. But who are we kidding: Here in...

Local News

February 19, 2020 at 5:00 am

What questions do you have about mental health?

"Mental health" is not straightforward. Before we start reporting on this complicated topic, we want to answer some of your questions. Here's a chance to...

Education Lab

Parents, alumni and gay rights supporters including alumni Christine Smithberg, protest outside the Seattle Catholic Archdiocese in what they describe as forced resignations of two Kennedy Catholic High teachers because they are gay.

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February 18, 2020 at 1:36 pm

Resignation of 2 Seattle area Catholic-school teachers stirs protests over church stance on same-sex relationships VIEW

They were there to protest the abrupt departure of two beloved teachers at John F. Kennedy High School in Burien, who they say were forced...

February 18, 2020 at 9:18 am

Videos used by schools question minimum wage, climate change

The federal judge's message to an assembly of social studies students at a Virginia high school seemed straightforward: Courts too often meddle in the affairs...

February 18, 2020 at 6:01 am