OSPI shares its 2023 Legislative Priorities for education
OLYMPIA, Wash., July 29, 2022 – The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) held a webinar Tuesday, July 26, to update the public on pandemic recovery funding, initial thoughts on its 2023 legislative priorities, and to create opportunities for future partnerships and shared messaging. The goal of the Washington Office of Superintendent of […]
Snohomish County Schools: How the pandemic affected student achievement
SNOHOMISH COUNTY, July 25, 2022 – The first round of test scores since the pandemic is in for Snohomish County schools. Almost entirely across the board, fewer students met standards for English, Math, and Science, indicating how the last two years have affected public education. However, this decrease in the number of students that met […]
Reykdal unveils plan to equitably distribute timber revenue for schools
OLYMPIA, Wash., July 20, 2022—In a media briefing yesterday, State Superintendent Chris Reykdal described his plan to change the connection between revenue from timber harvesting on state trust lands and K–12 urban school construction. Reykdal laid out his plan for reallocating funding from the K–12 Common School Trust, which currently provides a small percentage of […]
Supreme Court rules Bremerton football coach has right to pray with students after game
WASHINGTON, D.C., June 27, 2022 – In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Coach Joseph Kennedy, a public high school football coach in Bremerton, Wash., that his constitutional right to pray at the 50-yard line after his team’s games was protected by the First Amendment. The district recommended not rehiring […]
Student-made LGBTQ+ posters at Discovery Elementary concern parents
EVERETT, Wash., June 10, 2022 – Anonymous sources are raising concerns over student-made LGBTQ+ posters hanging in the halls of Discovery Elementary School in the Mukilteo School District, which enrolls grades K – 5. The five signs in question feature different sexual orientations and identities. For example, one reads: “Pansexual— Definition: attracted to any and […]
Mukilteo and Snohomish students among Annual High School Art Show winners
OLYMPIA, Wash., May 27, 2022 — Over the past year, high school artists across Washington state have channeled their emotions into their art, and today, the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) honored some of their work at the 49th Annual Superintendent’s High School Art Show. “Congratulations to all of the artists who were recognized today,” […]
Do Parents Have a Say over Education? Edmonds and Mukilteo respond
LYNNWOOD, Wash., December 2, 2021 – In November, the Lynnwood Times published an article entitled “Do Parents Have a Say over Education?” to discuss the controversial letter released by the National School Board Association (NSBA). Though the NSBA later removed and apologized for the letter, the effects of the letter included action by the Department […]
Snohomish County Schools: A comparison across the County
LYNNWOOD, Wash., October 14, 2021 – Each school year, the Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) updates its K12 Report Card, which details the academic achievements, among other metrics, of Washington public school districts. The Lynnwood Times has compiled several metrics from the most recent OSPI Report Card and from the individual districts’ […]
Comcast to invest $1 Billion over next 10 years to bridge digital divide
EVERETT, WASH. – MARCH 24, 2021 – On the 10th anniversary of its Internet Essentials program, Comcast announced it would invest $1 billion over the next 10 years to help further close the digital divide and give even more low-income Americans the tools and resources they need to succeed in an increasingly digital world. Comcast’s $1 […]
Snohomish County Vaccine Taskforce opens fifth mass vaccination site
Vaccination efforts are hitting another milestone this week as mobile clinics are completed at long-term care facilities and adult family homes in Snohomish County By Snohomish Health District | Press Release SNOHOMISH COUNTY, Wash. – A fifth mass vaccination site for the county opened Friday at Angel Of The Winds Arena in Everett. It is […]
