Public Education
Report: Most Washington colleges offer poor reading teacher training programs(The Center Square) – Washington’s universities got the equivalent of a bad report card in a new study released by the National Council on Teacher Quality evaluating 700 teacher… Read More
Public Education
Washington schools among those experimenting with year-round school(The Center Square) – With schools out for the summer, students and staff may not know how many days are left before going back to class. But some schools… Read More
Culture
Parent org tracks thousands of schools that advise teachers on how to hide gender transitions from parents(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Parents Defending Education (PDE), a parental rights organization, has identified thousands of school districts which have policies that advise employees on how to keep… Read More
Culture
Gov. Inslee raises Pride flag at the Washington State Capitol campus(The Center Square) – The Pride flag is now flying over the Washington State Capitol campus in Olympia. Several members of the LGBTQ community – as well as… Read More
DEI
Christians ‘dominant,’ former criminals ‘marginalized’ according to Washington state DEI training(The Center Square) – As some states, such as Texas, have enacted laws banning the funding of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, or DEI, Washington state is implementing such… Read More
Opinion
Biden’s ed department tells nation’s schools to go back to race-based discipline(The Daily Signal) – The school year is over, but a new race-based missive from Washington will loom over teachers and students all summer. Just before Memorial Day,… Read More
Culture
Washington school gave elementary kids sex ed lesson pushing puberty blockers(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Washington school district allegedly gave elementary school kids a sexual education lesson that pushed puberty blockers and introduced students to preferred pronouns, according… Read More
Public Education
Washington collects $600 million more in taxes than lawmakers said they would for schools(The Center Square) – The state of Washington collected nearly $600 million more in capital gains tax than expected for its schools. When legislators passed the state… Read More
Culture
Report on Washington’s Office of Equity director: Racial bias, Avengers, and instructions from God(The Center Square) – Dr. Karen Johnson was let go earlier this month as Washington state’s first director of the Office of Equity following an internal investigation finding she… Read More
Culture
Washington state passes law that allows minors to transition genders without parental consentWashington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a law that allows minors with gender dysphoria to make medical decisions on transition medical treatment without parental consent,reports the AP. The… Read More
Culture
Washington bill allowing government to ‘hide your kid from you’ clears House(The Center Square) – The Washington House has passed a bill allowing shelters to keep runaway juveniles from their parents to get an abortion and/or gender surgeries that… Read More
Faith, Politics
Pastors engaging in politics: religious liberty isn’t a political issue, it’s spiritual(The Center Square) – A group of pastors who recently gathered in Washington, D.C. – and made national news for singing hymns in the U.S. Capitol rotunda – are… Read More
Public Education
Seattle Public Schools overspent $67.5M through February(The Center Square) – Seattle Public Schools spent $67.5 million more in expenditures than it received in revenue streams through February 2023, as school officials address a steep… Read More
Crime
DC council’s push for liberal crime bill backfires, only invites more oversight(The Center Square) – The liberal crime bill pushed by local Washington, D.C., leaders and killed by President Joe Biden has backfired, inviting fresh oversight and the clamping down… Read More
Public Education
Seattle Schools will not consolidate next year despite deficit and budget cuts(The Center Square) – Seattle Public Schools is working on its upcoming budget to address a $131 million deficit, but no consolidation of schools will occur in the… Read More
Crime
D.C. Dems back down from ‘soft on crime bill’ after pushback(The Center Square) – Washington D.C. Council Chairman Phil Mendelson announced he is withdrawing a controversial crime law from congressional consideration that would have lessened certain criminal penalties even… Read More
Culture, Public Education
Washington teacher says kids need to be shielded from ‘Christo-fascist’ parentsSocial media erupted over the weekend when a Washington state teacher said that too many students are unsafe from what she called their “Christo-fascist’ parents.Auburn School District teacher… Read More
Public Education
Bill would cut WA classroom learning by four hours a week(The Center Square) – A bill working its way through Washington state's Legislature would redefine “instructional hours” to include time spent with non-teachers.The legislation comes at a time… Read More
Christian Schools
This week in Christian education (Feb. 6-10)Iowa Christian school receives $40,000 STEM grant– Sioux Center Christian School received one of Iowa’s “STEM BEST” grants worth $40,000. The school plans to put the funds toward lab… Read More
Government
Washington, Idaho, Wyoming legislatures consider education savings accounts(The Center Square) – Three bills are currently pending in the legislatures of three western states that would allow educational savings accounts, or ESAs, for students in those… Read More