Guadalupe Zavala teaches her first graders about time in Spanish at Lewis and Clark Elementary School (Credit: Jacob Ford / Wenatchee World) Listen (Runtime 3:52) Read By Reneé Diaz, NWPB & […]Read More
For some districts, the stakes are particularly high. A year ago, after a failed levy, Kamiah was forced to close its middle school. In other districts, the proposals are familiar, reruns of levies voters have approved for years. But the Nampa School District is taking a second run at a levy, four months after a proposal fell a scant 11 votes short of passing.Read More
The funding of public education in Washington state is not perfect nor is it a science. In fact, it’s hard to wrap your head around exactly how funds are calculated. Adding to the complexity, bonds and levies. Listen or subscribe to this podcast.Read More
The funding of public education in Washington state is not perfect nor is it a science. In fact, it’s hard to wrap your head around exactly how funds are calculated. Adding to the complexity, bonds and levies. Listen or subscribe to this podcast.Read More
As students around the globe participate in Earth Day, a new NPR/Ipsos poll finds 55% of teachers don't teach or talk about climate change and 46% of parents haven't discussed it with their kids.Read More
The proposed tax credit would go toward donations to private school scholarships and other school choice initiatives. Critics say such programs funnel money and students away from public schools.Read More
The Washington Supreme Court upheld most of the state's charter school law Thursday, eliminating the specter that a dozen schools serving about 3,400 students might have to close.Read More
The Washington Supreme Court has ended the decade-old school funding case known as McCleary. The high court issued an order Thursday that said the state has complied with the mandate to fully fund its new system of basic education by September of this year.Read More
The TEACH grant helps future teachers pay for college or a master's. Many say that when they started teaching, they were forced to pay it back. A study obtained by NPR suggests thousands are affected.Read More
An Idaho Senate panel voted February 22 to retain all references to man-made climate change in proposed science standards for K-12 education, which could end a three-year fight over the rules.Read More
