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 illegal immigrant… 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. House… 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 reports. 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 of many… 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 Education Week,… 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 FBI town… 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 the things… 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 Monday that… 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 August as… 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. Board… 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 past decade,… 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 of whom… 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 and… 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 recently… 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 the… 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 earlier this… 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 the… Read More
Public Education
Washington school district cuts 268 personnel amid budget crisis(The Center Square) – The Moses Lake School District in Washington is cutting an additional 55 positions amid its roughly $20 million budget shortfall, bringing the total number of people who… Read More
Public Education
‘Try harder at what, being a boy?’: Kennewick School Board defends original intent of Title IX(The Center Square) – The Kennewick School Board passed a resolution condemning transgender participation in women’s athletics last week after a Spokane Valley student recently took the state title for the… Read More
Culture
‘Take Back Title IX’ tour bus rolls back into Washington after vandalism(The Center Square) – From another encouraging tour stop on Thursday to the disheartening discovery of a vandalized bus on Friday in North Carolina, advocates to save women’s sports are… Read More