School district investigating Bothell principal who posted about Charlie Kirk on social media Eric McDowell's post on his personal Instagram said gun control is more effective than thoughts and prayers, and Charlie Kirk would still be alive with sufficient gun control. Eilís O'Neill
Seattle's new $297-million high school was built on a peat bog. Then the foundation started settling Months before the long-awaited, brand new Rainier Beach High School opened to students last April, engineers on the $297-million project reported problems with the building’s foundation to the city, records show. Ann Dornfeld
Seattle high school students walk out in protest of new lunch policy Hundreds of Seattle Public Schools students walked out of their classes Monday morning and gathered outside of district headquarters to push back against a new lunch policy. Noel Gasca
Washington’s K-12 standardized test scores still below pre-pandemic levels Standardized test scores for Washington public school students improved slightly this year, according to data the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction released Wednesday. Emily Fitzgerald/Washington State Standard
New WA initiatives seek to undo rewrite of parental rights law, block trans girls in sports The conservative political group that has been trying to bolster parental rights in Washington schools will try again. Jake Goldstein-Street/Washington State Standard
First-class flights and resort booze. WA Commerce failed to oversee ed grant, audit finds A state audit found the Washington Department of Commerce failed to properly oversee $10.7 million intended to bring broadband access, laptops, and training to people in underserved communities. Ann Dornfeld
Parts of rural WA pinched by lapse in federal payments to offset lost logging revenue Washington’s rural counties and school districts are preparing to start the school year without millions of dollars from a program meant to offset reduced revenue from logging on federal lands. Emily Fitzgerald/Washington State Standard
Education equity nonprofit faces collapse after dispute with WA commerce department An education advocacy nonprofit says it may have to close its doors because the Washington Department of Commerce is holding back $3.6 million in grant funding for a digital literacy program. Ann Dornfeld
Seattle School Board to pick next superintendent in October The Seattle School Board is now slated to pick the district's next superintendent by the end of October, according to a new timeline presented to the board on Wednesday. Sami West
WA school officials exhale as Trump un-freezes billions in education funding The Trump administration announced Friday it will release billions of dollars of education funding to states it froze July 1. If the funding had been eliminated, Washington state schools stood to lose $137 million. Ann Dornfeld
