Washington leaders offer more detail on federal funding blocked by Trump
Agencies are reporting tens of millions of dollars in stalled grant funding for a range of infrastructure and environmental ...
WA school leaders back bills giving billions more to K-12 schools. Why the push
we’ve seen the cost of essential items like school supplies, technology and curriculum rise significantly while state funding ...
Trump’s attempted funding freeze stirs confusion and rebukes from WA leaders
A federal judge put a temporary hold on the White House directive as Washington and 21 other states filed a lawsuit.
WA legislators, members of the public debate new education choice scholarships bill
More than 2,600 people signed on to support a school choice bill that received a public hearing Thursday in Olympia. House ...
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News at what cost? WA bill shifts higher education funding to journalism program
Sen. Marko Liias, D-Edmonds, proposed Senate Bill 5400 following the launch of a state-funded news fellowship last April. The ...
News at what cost? WA bill pits journalists against higher education funding
As small-town publications close shop and communities lose touch, lawmakers are considering a bill to divert $20 million from ...
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WA school leaders back bills giving billions more to K-12 schools. Why the push
The bills considered the Washington Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee would reform state funding for school transportation, expand funding for special education to more students ...
Washington joins 21 other states to block federal freeze that could disrupt $27 billion in funding
Washington has joined 21 other states in a lawsuit seeking to block the federal government from freezing billions in federal ...
Trump education plan to unshackle states, boost choice, preserve GI Bill, loans
Former President Jimmy Carter established the Department of Education in 1980, the same year he lost to former President Ronald Reagan.