May 1, 2025, 7:46am Latest News
Trump administration officials on Wednesday launched an investigation into the authority overseeing Washington’s public schools, questioning state policy surrounding transgender students’ sports participation, pronoun use and parental notification. Read story
April 25, 2025, 7:35am Latest News
Washington’s school Superintendent Chris Reykdal said he was not surprised to see a federal judge blocking the Trump administration’s directives that threaten to cut federal funding for public schools with… Read story
April 15, 2025, 7:51am Clark County News Free
The Trump administration on Monday launched an investigation into the Washington office tasked with overseeing public schools, citing allegations that the state directed a school district to implement a gender inclusion policy that conflicts with federal law. Read story
March 14, 2025, 8:34am Latest News
With the Mead School Board saying it’s caught in a “legal dilemma,” Washington Superintendent Chris Reykdal cautioned the board to follow his guidance as the Trump Administration’s executive orders continue to contradict Washington civil rights laws. Read story
March 3, 2025, 2:37pm Latest News Free
Washington’s Tumwater School District faces a federal investigation from the Trump administration over allowing a transgender athlete from an opposing team to compete in a girls’ high school basketball game last month. Read story
February 21, 2025, 7:32am Latest News
Washington’s K-12 schools chief is advising the state’s school districts not to change their diversity, equity and inclusion programs and policies in response to the Trump administration’s recent directive to schools to eliminate “race-based decision-making” from their campuses by the end of the month or jeopardize their federal funding. Read story
February 6, 2025, 2:53pm Latest News
Washington’s schools superintendent says the state isn’t backing down from protecting transgender students. Read story
February 1, 2025, 6:14am Churches & Religion
s federal crackdowns on unauthorized immigration ramp up under edicts from President Donald Trump, Clark County agencies — from police departments to schools to hospitals to places of worship — seek to assure local residents that they are not involved in immigration enforcement. Read story
January 17, 2025, 10:37am Latest News Free
Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal warned Thursday that Washington is not living up to its constitutional obligation to cover the cost of basic education and faces the “very serious possibility” of landing back in front of the state Supreme Court to explain why. Read story
November 5, 2024, 9:50pm Election Free
Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal led challenger David Olson on Tuesday in a battle for leadership of the state agency that oversees K-12 education in Washington. Read story