Seattle Times Education

01/30/2023

According to the state community college board, about 1 million Washingtonians went to a 2- or 4-year college, but left before earning a degree. If you started at a community college and never finished, what kept you from getting that degree or credential?

Read the story in the comments below to learn more about how community colleges are addressing enrollment challenges. Fill out this form to share your experiences.

11/09/2022

Hello, everyone,

On behalf of Ed Lab, we wanted to offer our condolences to all who have been affected by Tuesday's shooting at Ingraham High School which killed one student and landed a suspect in custody. We will post updates in the comments section below as well as support resources.

Our education reporters, Monica Velez, Dahlia Bazzaz, Jeanie Lindsay and myself (Jenn Smith), are working on gathering as much information as possible about this incident, school safety and security protocols, data on how often weapons are found in Seattle Schools, the effectiveness of various safety strategies and more.

We are here to listen gather your questions about this so that we can look for answers. We're also here to listen and share your experiences if you want to share them.

Your input will help us better understand what you're going through and help us deliver the information and answers you're looking for.

You can message us here, at [email protected], or give us a call at 206-464-2219.

Thank you for keeping in touch and take care of each other.

- Jenn Smith, Ed Lab engagement reporter
([email protected], talk/text: 413-489-1213)

05/24/2022

Parents at 15 Southeast Seattle schools are banding together to use a new fundraising approach to spread the wealth to schools and students that need it most. Here's how it works.

https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/seattle-ptas-pioneer-new-more-equitable-ways-of-fundraising/

05/06/2022

Read about Seattle Schools' new sexual harassment policies, why knife skills alone won’t prepare students for today’s restaurant jobs, and how Washington is developing new guaranteed college admission and financial aid programs.

https://st.news/3w8N9k7

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04/18/2022

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04/18/2022

Literacy is a critical skill that so many students in the U.S. and in Washington state are lacking. This week, Ed Lab reporter Dahlia Bazzaz, former Ed Lab editor and reporter Joy Resmovits and photographer Erika Schultz take an intensive look at an instructional method that's making a comeback in the region's schools, structured literacy.

https://www.seattletimes.com/education-lab/fed-up-with-low-reading-scores-wenatchee-schools-turned-to-science/

In Wenatchee, some students made it to the third grade without knowing the alphabet, and teachers didn't have the tools to intervene. So two years ago, they turned to science.