Education

May 17—Student employees at Western Washington University have authorized a strike next week, saying that university officials aren't budging on a raise and other issues. Some 1,100 members of Western Academic Workers United plan a walkout Tuesday if progress isn't made on their first contract, the union said in an emailed statement. WWU is Whatcom County's third-largest employer, with 2,738 ...

Moses Lake School District has notified 103 teachers their contracts will not be renewed next year after the school board learned of a $20 million budget shortfall partly caused by an accounting error.

Members of a nonpartisan state agency made up of local school board officials from across Washington are warning that conservative groups opposed to teaching about race and gender in schools are wielding increased influence within the organization’s ranks.

An elementary school in north central Washington will receive $1,000 in new gym equipment after winning a fitness tracking competition from the NFL and the American Heart Association.

With a gap in the budget of just under $3 million thanks to last year's failed levy and the end of federal COVID-19 relief funds, the Woodland School Board is working to determine what cuts will need to be made for the 2024-25 school year.