State and National Education News
Recent news updates from a variety of sources here in Washington and around the country.
Highlights in the News from WFIS
DeVos sets her sights on Blaine Amendments
Last month Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos was in New York City to experience private education first hand. She visited two Jewish schools and attended a breakfast hosted by Catholic non-profits educating children in need to hear a speech. The point of her visit...
read moreCAPE Outlook for May 2018
Outlook is published monthly (September to June) by CAPE (Council for American Private Education), of which WFIS is a State CAPE member. To access the full May 2018 CAPE Outlook, from which excerpts are presented below, go here. "In a...
read moreGet In-State Tuition at Out-of-State Colleges
Regional exchange program offers tuition discounts: The Western Undergraduate Exchange is available to students who call the following states and territories home: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota,...
read moreOther news from around the country
- Washington state’s colleges lead the nation in training more teachers of color, study finds
In Washington state, the race and diversity of undergraduates studying to become teachers largely reflects the demographics of the colleges and universities that house them. ... read more2 days ago - Colleges offer to pay tuition for part of grads’ future salary
Unlike with standard education loans, students with income-share agreements pay back a percentage of their salary for a set period. Advocates say colleges then have more incentive to help students find high-earning jobs after graduation. ... read more2 days ago - How I saved money touring colleges with my kids
Here’s what I’ve learned about college tours over the years that can help you save a lot of money during your own trip to find the right school. ... read more3 days ago - Project-Based Learning Through Partnership
Second grade students explore critters in the soil Thanks in part to an incredible partnership with Tilth Alliance, League of Education Voters has continued to promote project-based learning. Since 2002 League of Education Voters has been partnering with South Shore, a Seattle Public Schools PreK-8 school serving around 700 ... read more6 days ago - Backpack-bomb case judge weighs sending teen to adult court6 days ago
- Amid worsening financial picture, UW President Ana Mari Cauce returns $95K in deferred compensation
University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce returns $95,000 of her pay back to the university, but some critics say it’s still hard to reconcile her pay with the amount faculty and teaching assistants make. ... read more6 days ago - Study: Post-Katrina changes improved New Orleans schools6 days ago
- South Carolina Lottery earns $435 million for education6 days ago
- One-Third of Parents Fear for Their Child’s Safety at SchoolThirty-four percent of K-12 parents worry that their children are not physically safe at school and only 27 percent are very confident or extremely confident that their child's school can deter a gunman, according to a new poll from PDK. ... read more6 days ago
- Education Advocate of the Month: Jennifer Muroya Thomas
At League of Education Voters, we recognize all of the hard work that you do toward improving public education across Washington state. We are pleased to announce our Education Advocate of the Month for July: Jennifer Muroya Thomas. Read about her education journey and the need for more educator supports. July ... read more6 days ago - How School Choice Is About to Fundamentally ChangeWhere children live still largely determines their education options. But a dramatic shift is already under way, write Mark A. Elgart and Belle S. Wheelan. ... read more6 days ago
- Governor’s school safety task force OKs 14 recommendations6 days ago
- Virginia school named for Confederate general to be renamed6 days ago
- Media seek Florida school shooting suspect’s statement6 days ago
- Thomas Maness, Oregon State’s forestry dean, dead at 63
SALEM, Ore. — Thomas Maness, dean of the College of Forestry at Oregon State University, has died. The Capital Press newspaper reports the 63-year-old Maness died Thursday after a battling an undisclosed illness for more than two years. He had stepped away from his day-to-day duties in January to focus ... read more6 days ago