by WFIS | Dec 4, 2020 | Covid-19 Federal & State Agency messages, Education News, WFIS News
December 4, 2020 – KNKX by ASHLEY GROSS Gov. Jay Inslee and the president of the Washington Education Association had a meeting on Wednesday to talk about the process of reopening schools for in-person learning. But they disagree about the content of the...
by WFIS | Aug 25, 2020 | Agencies and Committees, Covid-19 Federal & State Agency messages, Covid-19 WFIS updates, EEOC
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) laws, including the ADA and Rehabilitation Act, continue to apply during the time of the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission webpage was updated on June 17, 2020 outlining a lot of the questions...
by WFIS | Aug 10, 2020 | Covid-19 Federal & State Agency messages, Education News, Student Safety, The Advocate
Nina Shapiro for the Seattle Times nshapiro@seattletimes.com A day after the Seattle Public Schools superintendent announced she would recommend all remote learning in the fall, Angelia Hicks-Maxie, a South Seattle child care provider, said she was “freaking out.” ...
by WFIS | Aug 6, 2020 | Agencies and Committees, Covid-19, Covid-19 Federal & State Agency messages, The Advocate, WFIS News
By Hannah Furfaro Seattle Times staff reporter It’s unsafe for a vast majority of Washington’s 1.1 million students to return to classrooms for in-person learning this fall, including for those in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties, according to...
by WFIS | Aug 4, 2020 | Covid-19, Covid-19 Federal & State Agency messages, State Board of Education, Student Safety, The Advocate, WFIS News
from the State Board website’s Private Schools page August 4, 2020 Public and private schools in Washington are developing plans for a safe return to school this fall so they can deliver the best possible educational experience to their students. All...
by WFIS | Jul 30, 2020 | Covid-19, Covid-19 Federal & State Agency messages, Covid-19 WFIS updates, WFIS News
Tacoma News Tribune July 30, 2020 For Tacoma and Pierce County, it’s looking like another familiar tale of haves and have-nots. As public school families throughout the area gear up for the increasing likelihood of distance learning this fall, many private school...
