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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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April 22, 2019 at 5:00 am

Washington lawmakers want to guarantee you can get college credit for IB classes

For the third time in as many years, state Legislators have passed a bill that makes it "crystal clear" that students who take the most...

Education Lab

April 21, 2019 at 5:00 am

It’s college-level math, but it’s taught differently — and it’s helping more Washington students graduate

A new way of teaching math to students who aren't majoring in STEM fields is helping more students graduate.

Education Lab

Children play during recess at the University of Washington’s early-learning Haring Center, which enrolls students with and without disabilities. New research from UW suggest schools can make recess more inclusive for children with autism.
Credit: Haring Center for Inclusive Education/University of Washington

April 20, 2019 at 5:00 am

Recess can be isolating and chaotic for children with autism. UW researchers say it doesn’t have to be.

A research team found that children with autism tended to interact with their neurotypical peers on the periphery. That interest and motivation could offer educators...

Education Lab

April 19, 2019 at 3:44 pm

UW police chief reassigned amid tension within the department

Several UW police officers submitted a letter of no confidence in Police Chief John Vinson's leadership abilities to university officials in September, launching an independent...

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After a pipe broke on April 16, a current of fluid treated with a rust inhibitor spilled through the cafeteria at John Muir Elementary School on April 16. Students finished lunch in their classrooms.

April 19, 2019 at 6:00 am

Here’s why pink liquid keeps flooding Seattle’s John Muir Elementary School

Seattle Public Schools says faulty piping at John Muir and several other district schools led to the leaking of a pink chemical solution.

Tara O’Brien, right, a seventh-grade math teacher at Fred W Traner Middle School in Reno, chats with Maria Diaz during a home visit in January. Student Freddy Ramirez Diaz, (blue shirt), and sister Camila, a third grader, are at right.

Since 2012, the Washoe County School District in Northern Nevada has asked teachers at high-poverty schools to volunteer for a home visiting program. Participating teachers visit students and families at their homes twice a year to build relationships with parents and their students.
Photographed on January 23, 2019. 209435

April 19, 2019 at 5:00 am

What if teachers in Seattle visited students where it mattered most — at home?

For the past 10 years, the school district in Reno, Nevada, has trained teachers to visit students and families where it might matter most —...

Education Lab

The outside of Quality Self Storage in Olympia, Washington where WSU researchers had stored a hard drive containing sensitive information for over 1 million people. The hard drive was in a small safe inside a locker that WSU was renting. The locker was broken into and the safe stolen.
Credit: Joe O’Sullivan / The Seattle Times

April 18, 2019 at 5:09 pm

WSU to pay up to $4.7 million for data theft involving 1.2 million people

WSU agreed to pay up to $4.7 million in cash reimbursements, attorneys fees and administrative expenses. On top of that, the university will pay for...