Category Archives: In The News

Starting this fall, the Washington College Grant, hailed as one of the most generous financial aid programs in the country, will decrease by nearly a third for students attending private universities. A bill under consideration in the state Senate seeks to ...

Washington public universities and colleges would be required to give students access to medication abortion under a bill heard by state lawmakers Jan. 15. Senate Bill 5826 by Democratic state Sen. T’wina Nobles of Fircrest received a public hearing the ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — A proposal in the Washington state Legislature aims to broaden how public schools teach U.S. and state history by formally including the experiences of multiple historically marginalized communities. Proposed Substitute Senate Bill 5574, introduced by Sen. T’wina ...

WASHINGTON STATE – A new bill is under consideration that would require public schools to teach more diverse histories in classrooms. This proposal aims to integrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, Latino American and Black American history into existing ...

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Washington Senate Democrats on Thursday passed a bill meant to slow efforts to ban books in school classrooms and libraries. The legislation won approval on a party-line vote, 29-20. Under it, school districts, charter schools and certain tribal schools cannot ...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Although the state’s paraprofessionals likely won’t see a $7 an hour pay increase this year, those pushing for that increase are optimistic the educators will soon receive higher salaries. Senate Bill 6082 failed to pass out of ...

Washington drivers could soon see Smokey the Bear on the road — not behind the wheel, but on a new specialty license plate that lawmakers are currently considering. “Since 1944, Smokey Bear has reminded with his signature catchphrase that, ‘Only ...

Faisa Farole is the first Black midwife to own and operate a freestanding birth center in the state of Washington. Federal Way Birth Center (FWBC) was founded as a place not only where Black women can give birth safely surrounded ...

Recess would be mandatory at public schools in Washington under a bill before the state Legislature. Senate Bill 5457 would require that elementary students receive at least 45 minutes of play time per day, far more than many elementary students currently receive.