Education Equity

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March 26, 2020 at 6:01 pm

The class of 2020 may get a reprieve from some graduation requirements because of coronavirus closures

Washington's board of education may give school districts power to waive credits for some high school seniors.

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March 26, 2020 at 5:00 am

School in Washington is supposed to resume (remotely) by Monday. Will it?

School districts in Puget Sound were mostly mum about their plans to roll out remote learning by the state's Monday deadline.

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March 23, 2020 at 7:14 pm

Washington education officials: School must continue, even during coronavirus closures

Washington education officials say instruction must continue instruction amid coronavirus school closures.

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March 15, 2020 at 5:00 am

Washington’s new mandatory sex education could eventually force change in some holdout districts

A bill requiring all schools to provide sex education is headed to Gov. Jay Inslee's desk

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March 5, 2020 at 6:53 pm

What if school closes? Answers to common questions about the coronavirus and schools

FAQ: We answer your top questions about school closures in the midst of Washington's novel coronavirus outbreak.

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February 25, 2020 at 1:49 pm

About 1 in 5 Washington community-college students were homeless last year

Homelessness and food insecurity among Washington community-college students is higher than national averages.

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February 24, 2020 at 5:00 am

Yet another reason why researchers think diverse teachers can help students of color

A new study hints that Black students, and those of other races, are more likely to take advanced courses when these classes are taught by...

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February 23, 2020 at 5:00 am

Students in Washington are finishing community college at low rates. What can turn that around?

Will Washington community colleges' efforts to improve completion rates also help close long-standing racial equity gaps?

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February 18, 2020 at 5:00 am

Racist acts by Seattle-area students made news last year. Here’s how schools responded.

The Seattle Times checked in on how schools responded in the months after their students landed in the news for racist speech and images. Here...

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February 17, 2020 at 5:00 am

Black-white divide in Seattle schools’ gifted programs, discipline rates among worst in nation

A large national study casts a spotlight on Seattle Public Schools, which has big racial gaps in student discipline and advanced coursework enrollment.

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