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
WA measles outbreak soars to 50 cases, and national news
“Since January 1, Clark County Public Health has confirmed 49 cases of measles. In King County, home of Seattle, at least one confirmed case was reported.”
read moreNew York State Authorizes Public Education Officials to Inspect All Private Schools
The New York State Education Department (NYSED) has issued guidelines under which public school officials would inspect private schools to determine whether the education being provided is satisfactory. This stunning announcement has generated massive pushback from...
read moreHow Millennials View Education
"By 2016, around half of all Millennial women were moms, and each year more than one million more become mothers. As the oldest edge of the Millennial generation – those born between 1981 and 1996 – enter their mid-thirties, many Millennials now have children". ...
read moreOther news from around the country
- Making the grade: Parents, here’s how to find — and decipher — Washington’s new school report cards
While the state has publicly reported much of the information for years, the new-and-improved report cards offer parents a central hub to explore key data behind their children's schools. ... read more20 hours ago - How Puget Sound-area school districts will make up days lost to historic snowfall
To make up for missed days during last week's historic snowfall, several Seattle-area school districts are relying on snow days built into their school-year calendars. Others will ask the state education office for waivers that allow districts to omit a makeup days so long as they don't fall short of ... read more2 days ago - Students share how diversity among teachers can affect grades, comfort and discipline
For the final piece of our teacher diversity series, we’re sharing the experiences of those most directly affected by classroom demographics once more: students. ... read more4 days ago - Some Puget Sound-area schools will remain closed Friday because of snow
Some schools will remain closed Friday because of poor road or sidewalk conditions. Here is where to find the latest information. ... read more4 days ago - 2019 Legislative Priority: Supportive and Safe Schools
By League of Education Voters Policy Team We believe students come first. We are focused first and foremost on meeting the needs of every student. We are dedicated to designing an equitable education system that serves all students based on their strengths, supports their needs, and provides the resources they need to be ... read more5 days ago - Seattle schools levies pass in second-day returns, low turnout likely due to snow
We'll have a better idea of voter turnout at the end of this week, but it's lower than what King County predicted. ... read more5 days ago - 14 children died in the Parkland shooting. Nearly 1,200 have died from guns since.
The Trace, a nonprofit news organization that reports on gun violence, wanted to remember the dead not as statistics, but as humans with rich histories. This week they launched “Since Parkland,” a website compiling profiles of every one of the victims. ... read more5 days ago - Families to quietly remember on school massacre anniversary6 days ago
- Denver teachers, school officials ‘hopeful’ a deal is near6 days ago
- New Hampshire bill allowing schools to ban guns is revived6 days ago
- South Carolina Senate addresses ethics code in school bill6 days ago
- California school rejects change of name tied to Confederacy6 days ago
- A Year After Parkland, How Students Can Save Us From OurselvesToday’s high schoolers have been defined by mass school shootings, writes Jonathan E. Collins, and they’ve earned the right to redirect the conversation. ... read more6 days ago
- Kentucky bishop says Covington students were not instigators in D.C. confrontation
COVINGTON, Ky. — A Kentucky diocese investigation has determined that Catholic school boys didn’t instigate a confrontation at the Lincoln Memorial that went viral on social media. Covington Bishop Roger Foys initially condemned the students’ behavior after a video showed one teenager face-to-face with a Native American man. Days later, ... read more6 days ago - Parkland massacre survivors privately mourning anniversary
PARKLAND, Fla. — The communities and families terrorized by the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre will spend Thursday’s anniversary visiting graves, packing meals for the needy and contributing to other service projects as they quietly remember the 14 students and three staff members who lost their lives. Victims’ families ... read more6 days ago