Paraeducator Handbook Now Available

The Paraeducator Handbook is for both new and experienced paraeducators. It is a resource developed to support paraeducators in their critical role working with students and staff. Read More >>

State’s failure to fully fund public schools declared unconstitutional

Court rules the State is failing to meet its “paramount duty”; orders Legislature to fully fund the actual cost of educating all children with ample, stable and dependable State funding. Read More >>

181 School Districts Register for First Year of Online State Testing

OLYMPIA – February 3, 2010 - More than 360 schools in 181 school districts registered and were accepted to participate in the first year of online state testing. This spring, students in grades 6-8 in the participating schools will take the Measurements of Student Progress (MSP) on a computer in reading and/or math. Read More >>

New Renton school fund to help district maintain “homerun” programs

A new Renton School District foundation would give Renton’s big businesses a way to help local schools. Read More >>

NEA’s Read Across America

Oh, the Thinks They Can Think
Looking for lesson plans and activities to make your events Seusstastic? Read Across America partners Reading Rockets, Seussville, Read,Write, Think.org, and a to z teachers offer a terrific collection of resources. Think Read Across America is only for elementary students? Think again, adlit.org offers ideas and plans for high school and middle school. Read More >>

If someone were to pay you ten cents for every kind word you ever spoke and collect five cents for every unkind word, would you be rich or poor?

— Unknown