The Seattle Times Education section covers schools at the district, state and federal level. Topics include the University of Washington and other colleges; the Common Core and standardized testing; teacher pay and strikes; charter schools; school discipline; classroom teaching methods; and funding under the McCleary decision. Coverage also includes the Education Lab project.
Tensions are high as Seattle Public Schools and the teachers union are exchanging jabs over each other’s proposals just days before a potential strike.
Thousands of state employees are protesting what they say are inadequate pay proposals from Gov. Bob Ferguson in ongoing labor negotiations.
Under the new code of conduct, students who are present during a protest could be held accountable for property damage they did not cause, faculty...
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With just four days left before school starts, Seattle teachers are poised to strike if an agreement isn't reached with the state's largest school district.
While Seattle braces for a potential teachers strike, unions for educators in other Puget Sound school districts have also been locked in thorny negotiations.
Undocumented students have been eligible for in-state tuition rates at Washington state colleges and universities since 2003.
The Seattle Education Association voted to authorize a strike late Wednesday night. They were back at the bargaining table Thursday.
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Washington law gives public employees the right to organize and collectively bargain. Here's what state law says about teachers' right to strike.
The unanimous vote came as the city’s teachers union voted to authorize a strike that could delay the start of the school year.
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The Seattle Education Association, which represents roughly 6,000 teachers and support staff in the city, voted to authorize a strike late Wednesday.
The clock is ticking down to the first day of school for Seattle students — and for their teachers, who are likely to vote on...
The Seattle Times wants to hear from children and teenagers — or those who work with them — about how young people use AI chatbots.
The No. 2 pencil has been a symbol of American childhood and education for generations.
Leaders with Seattle's teachers union say they're working hard to avoid a strike, but won't rule out the possibility.
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