Dear Seattle School Board: Seize this chance to make major changes
Seattle Public Schools has an unexpected opportunity for a major reset. It shouldn't waste it with interpersonal squabbling.
'Our mission has not changed': Seattle schools on effort to close Dept. of Education
The Center Square) – The leadership of Seattle Public Schools plans to stay the course amid President Donald Trump’s efforts ...
Microsoft president: Proposed Washington state business taxes would weaken tech sector
Microsoft President Brad Smith interviewed by GeekWire co-founder Todd Bishop at GeekWire's Microsoft@50 event at Town Hall ...
South Dakota governor signs anti-transgender bathroom bill
South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden signed a bill into law Friday that restricts transgender people's use of communal facilities that align with their gender identity in schools and state buildings.
WA Senate Dems’ proposed $17B revenue plan labeled 'March madness' by Republican
Democrats in the Washington State Senate have revealed a revenue proposal they say will bring in $17 billion over the next ...
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Senate Democrats propose plan to boost Washington's budget; Republican leaders says it's March Madness
Washington Senate Democratic budget leaders have unveiled a new revenue proposal aimed at funding the 2025-27 operating ...
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North Carolina justices decide family can sue over unwanted COVID-19 shot
A North Carolina mother and son can sue a public school system and a doctors' group on allegations they gave the boy a ...
Retrofit roadblocks: Why its so difficult to get seismic upgrades done
A state database flags hundreds of residential buildings, offices, schools, and even government properties that could be at risk in an earthquake.
Senate Democrats propose more taxes on the wealthy to overhaul Washington's budget
Washington Senate Democrats are proposing new taxes on the wealthy to combat a projected $13 billion budget deficit.
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Trump has ordered the dismantling of the US Education Department. Here’s what that means
President Donald Trump’s order calling for the dismantling of the U.S. Education Department has complex implications.
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New report finds project labor agreements lower costs, boost competition in Illinois
The study, commissioned by the state’s Capital Development Board, found that PLAs in Illinois have enhanced bid competition, ...
Trump’s executive order to dismantle the Education Department was inspired by the Heritage Foundation’s decades-long disapproval of the agency
Additionally, the think tank called on lawmakers to repeal the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which provides federal funding for disadvantaged students in K-12, so that “the department’s ...