Washington State secures second place in U.S. News & World Report's Best States rankings, excelling in various categories such as economy, education, and healthcare.
Twelfth District Washington Sen. Brad Hawkins (R) has introduced a bill that he says is a first step in realigning the state's school year.
"This bill, SB 5505, aims to address learning loss by expanding the school calendar by five days," explains Hawkins...
The North Central Educational Service District (NCESD) and the Washington Association of School Administrators (WASA) recently awarded K-12 educators, administrative personnel, and community members for their work in education.
The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction says that Washington will not be administering the Smarter Balanced Assessments or the Washington Comprehensive Assessment of Science this spring.
The testing will now take place in the fall which OSPI says is consistent with federal requirements
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All teachers, school staff and childcare workers are immediately available to be vaccinated as part of Phase 1B-1 after announcements by President Biden, Governor Inslee and the State Department of Health.
The President directed all states to get educators and childcare employees at least one shot of the vaccine by the end of March
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