The guidance takes lessons learned from the first two and a half years of the pandemic, and outlines both required and recommended measures for the 2022-23 school year to help reduce COVID-19 transmission in school and child care settings.
The U.S. Department of the Interior released a national investigative report today that identified more than 400 federally-run schools for Native American children, including 15 in Washington state.
The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has released new guidance for schools, child care, day camps, and other youth activities, with changes to masking rules effective March 12.
Washington State University is hosting the 38th annual Sewing and Stitchery Expo from March 2-6. For the second time, the popular event will be 100% virtual.
The total amount of federal public education stimulus funds that Washington received from Congress during the COVID-19 pandemic is $2.89 billion, according to a tally from the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL).
Washington will use $24 million of the federal CARES Act funding it received early in the COVID-19 pandemic to purchase 64,000 computing devices for use by the state’s school children.
Serve Washington received $15.8 million in AmeriCorps funding to make education awards to AmeriCorps members that will be matched by $25 million in local funds.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal recently said Washington can expect to return kids back into the classroom this fall if trends in the COVID-19 infections don't reverse, Mercer Island Reporter reported.