Seattle schools approves budget plan, but hard choices remain ahead Seattle Public Schools officials are celebrating having a solution in place for next year. But they're also quick to caution that Washington's largest school district isn't out of the weeds yet. Sami West
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. Sami West
A free speech group is suing a Florida school district over book bans The largest book publisher in the country has joined free speech group PEN America, parents and authors to push back against book banning, filing a federal lawsuit in Florida's Escambia County. Neda Ulaby
Do WA schools need air conditioning? Some teachers think so amid the heatwave The unusually early heat wave is causing stifling temperatures in some western Washington classrooms without air conditioning. Sami West
Prison-to-College Pipeline brings the Blues to Parchman Farm Parchman Farm was once one of the country's most notorious prisons. The University of Mississippi has introduced college-level classes to offer inmates some education, and teach them about the Blues. John Burnett
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. Sami West
Seattle Schools plan would drain rainy day fund to help cover $131M shortfall Seattle Public Schools leaders unveiled their most detailed plan yet to stabilize the district’s precarious financial situation, including a $131 million budget gap next year. Sami West
A Michigan school district has banned students from carrying backpacks Flint Community Schools said it has concerns about the national landscape of gun violence across the nation. The ban went into effect Monday. Ayana Archie
National student assessment has educators and legislators worried Every four years, the U.S. gets a look at how students around the country are doing in civics and history education. The latest snapshot has educators and legislators worried. Sequoia Carrillo
History and civics scores drop for U.S. eighth-graders on national test On the "Nation's Report Card," history scores were the lowest ever, and civics showed the first decline ever. Sequoia Carrillo