Public Education
Girls’ basketball player files complaint, is under investigation for refusing to play transgender opponentA Washington state high school girls’ basketball player is being investigated for bullying and harassment because she called a male player on an opposing team a boy. Tumwater… Read More
Homeschools
Homeschoolers dominate Inland Northwest Spelling Bee, qualifying for national contestAt least two homeschool students will be participating at this year’s Scripps National Spelling Bee – thanks to their hard work and support from a regional Northwest homeschooling group. Read More
Government
Hundreds rally at WA Capitol to protect parental rights: ‘Enough is enough’(The Center Square) – The battle over parental rights took center stage Saturday at the state Capitol in Olympia as several hundred people showed up in frigid rain to… Read More
Government
Washington bill would give unemployment benefits to illegal immigrantsIllegal immigrants would receive unemployment benefits if one Washington lawmaker gets her way. Sen. Rebecca Saldaña, D-Seattle, recently filed a bill that would make the state’s estimated 156,000… Read More
Government
Washington state bill would make portable student funding for kids trapped in failing schools(The Center Square) – Washington state Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, has introduced legislation to create scholarships for students via Education Savings Accounts, commonly called ESAs. Read More
Courts
Violent, trans-identified male sues Washington over proposed transfer back to men’s prisonA trans-identified male with a long history of violence is suing the state of Washington to block his transfer back to a men’s prison, Reduxx… Read More
Public Education
Washington’s public schools languish despite high spending, admits left-leaning newspaperMoney can’t buy you literacy – or in the case of Washington’s public schools, a decent education in reading or math. So concludes the left-leaning Seattle Times, one… Read More
Public Education
Proposed legislation would lower bar for passing costly school construction bonds in WA(The Center Square) – Supporters of lowering the threshold for passing a school bond measure will try again in the upcoming legislative session in Washington. According to… Read More
Government
FBI Director Wray to resign in JanuaryFBI Director Christopher Wray announced his intention to resign by the end of President Joe Biden’s term on Jan. 20. Wray made the announcement on Wednesday during an… Read More
Homeschools
Frustrated with public schools, more families in Washington state’s Key Peninsula are choosing to homeschoolHolly Baker homeschools her children in the Key Peninsula area of Washington State, which has seen significant growth in homeschooling since the COVID-19 pandemic. “I don’t particularly love… Read More
Public Education
Washington school district calls parents ‘dangerous,’ mandates trans affirmationA parental rights group has blown the whistle on a Washington school district for peddling radical gender ideology and calling parents “dangerous.” Parents Defending Education (PDE) reported… Read More
Public Education
Portland teachers’ union protests new policy barring ‘personal expression’ in classroom spacesThe Portland Association of Teachers (PAT) is contesting a new policy restricting classroom content only to curriculum or district-sponsored materials. The city’s public schools passed the policy in… Read More
Public Education
WA Board of Ed looks to expand controversial ethnic studies graduation requirement(The Center Square) – The Washington State Board of Education is moving closer to officially updating and expanding a 2021 resolution that established an ethnic studies graduation requirement. Read More
Homeschools
New York observes second-highest rate of growth in homeschooling nationwideDespite New York’s reputation as a high-regulation homeschool state, its families are turning to home education in record numbers. “New York’s homeschooling rates have jumped 178% over the… Read More
Culture
Biological men housed at women’s prison in Washington draws national scrutiny(The Center Square) – A Monday National Review article alleges shocking events inside the Washington Corrections Center for Women in Purdy, Washington. At least 11 male convicts — many… Read More
Government
Washington may alter stance ending lifetime supervision for highest-risk sex offenders(The Center Square) – In January during the legislative session, House Committee on Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry Chair Roger Goodman, D-Kirkland, introduced House Bill 2178 to allow level two… Read More
Public Education
New school year brings changes for WA schools under Biden Title IX Final Rule(The Center Square) – With the new school year right around the corner, Washington’s 295 public school districts are busy trying to figure out how to comply with the… Read More
Public Education
WA school leaders make case for more spending despite court-ordered funding bumps(The Center Square) – The Washington Association of School Administrators launched a new website last month that makes the case for increased state spending on K-12 education, even as… Read More
Culture
Washington AG’s AI Task Force holds first meeting(The Center Square) – Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Artificial Intelligence Task Force met for the first time Friday morning. The task force was established through bipartisan legislation… Read More
Public Education
Two Washington high schools losing SROs due to sheriff’s office staffing shortage(The Center Square) – Due to staffing shortages at the King County Sheriff’s Office, a pair of Kent School District high schools will not have school resource officers for… Read More