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.
Seattle middle- and high-schoolers will return to classrooms for in-person learning on Monday. The Seattle teachers union approved the return after months of negotiations, guaranteeing...
A statue of the late Billy Frank Jr. will stand in the U.S. Capitol, thanks to a bill the governor signed at a ceremony on...
An education bill that would get rid of a lengthy state testing requirement for teaching candidates was approved by the Senate. It would have been...
Reopening schools varies city to city because of California's decentralized education system, where 1,200 school districts must negotiate new contracts with workers.
Nearly 100 fraternity brothers contributed money to cover the outstanding balance of Jesse Hamilton's mortgage - and then some - so she could finally retire....
The Washington Legislature has approved a measure to ban the use of Native American names, symbols and images as school mascots, logos and team names...
Washington schools will soon have to test their taps for lead and will be required to fix or replace faucets with concentrations higher than 5...
Seattle's plan to bring middle and high schoolers back to the classroom for in-person instruction was drafted in a rush to meet Gov. Jay Inslee's...
