How bad was the pandemic on WA students? It depends on where you live, study says Learning loss varied vary widely from district to district — even neighboring ones — largely depending on poverty.
As expected, WA student learning suffered during Covid. Should we be doing more to fix the problem? A new state report confirms that standardized test scores declined across the board during the pandemic, and it suggests state education officials should launch a tracking system for how districts are helping kids recover.
Washington ends Covid-19 vaccine requirements for state employees Washington's Covid-19 emergency declaration ended months ago, but Gov. Jay Inslee announced Wednesday that he is rescinding the requirement for state employees to get their Covid-19 shot, effective May 11.
Washington's final mask mandate ends Monday. But guidance has been fuzzy Effective Monday, April 3, masks will no longer be mandated statewide in health care, long-term care, and correctional settings, although individual institutions can still choose to require face coverings moving forward.
Some Washington hospitals will continue to require masks after state mandate drops in April Washington state's mask mandate for health care settings will end on April 3, but a group of Western Washington hospitals and medical organizations will continue to require folks to mask up while in their facilities.
Washington's free Covid test program comes to an end Washington state's free at-home Covid-19 test program is winding down, now that President Biden has declared an end to the public health emergency. That means things will be changing after Monday.
3 years in, Covid still present, but King County has more tools to fight it Three years into the Covid-19 pandemic, the landscape has changed in King County. Back in 2020, this was the first epicenter of cases and outbreaks in nursing homes in the U.S. There were no vaccines, and health officials had not yet worked out the best precautions.
Washington preschoolers are falling behind after Covid Fewer children in Washington state are where they should be developmentally now compared to 2019.
Final statewide masking mandate to end in WA Come April 3, the state of Washington will no longer require masks in health care facilities and prisons.
Seattle, King County drop Covid vaccine requirement for employees King County and City of Seattle employees will no longer be required to have the Covid-19 vaccine to keep their job. Originally put in place in 2021, the mandate required proof of the initial vaccine series as a condition of employment for city and county workers. On Monday, officials dropped it, effective immediately.
