Guest essay: When will we stop teaching kids to memorize math?
“Many kids either don’t understand the meaning of the math or won’t until much later, when they have already been branded as poor in math,”...
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School stats: Washington students show little growth in math, reading on national test
While Washington students post some of the highest scores in the nation, their performance on mathematics and reading tests have remained fairly flat for nearly...
School stats: Lesbian, bisexual girls face higher odds of being suspended or expelled
A new analysis shows that lesbian and bisexual girls face 95 percent higher odds for discipline compared to other female peers.
A reader asks who’s teaching in Washington schools: here’s what we found
There are about 64,000 public school teachers in Washington. Most of them are white women, and above the age of 40.
School stats: Here are the top 10 languages spoken by students learning English in Washington
We looked at the top 10 languages spoken by English Language Learners in the state — and why they’re important to measure.
School stats: Who gets how much under state’s new education budget? It’s not entirely clear yet
Among large King County school districts, Seattle Public Schools looks like it would collect the most money per student when the state’s McCleary plan is...
School stats: The number of emergency teachers in Washington classrooms has doubled
In many school districts across Washington, the supply of substitute teachers is slim enough that individuals without a teaching certificate or even a college degree...
In Washington, 193,000 students miss 18 days of school or more
One in six students in Washington were chronically absent in 2015-16, and the rates are much higher for children who live in poverty, don’t have...
Study: Statewide legal same-sex marriage reduced suicide attempts for gay, bisexual youth
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests a link between states legalizing same-sex marriage and fewer attempted suicides among gay,...
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