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Top WA education official backs judge in blocking Trump anti-DEI order

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

Pronoun policy supporters, opponents flock to La Center school board meeting

April 22, 2025, 10:21pm Clark County News

More than 100 people attended the La Center school board meeting Tuesday, an unusually large crowd for the small school district that has recently made national headlines for its policy… Read story

La Center School District Superintendent Peter Rosenkranz at La Center High School in 2019.

Feds to investigate WA schools agency over gender inclusivity conflict in La Center district

La Center School District Superintendent Peter Rosenkranz at La Center High School in 2019.

April 15, 2025, 7:51am Clark County News

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

La Center School District Superintendent Peter Rosenkranz at La Center High School in 2019.

La Center School District appeals state’s finding it discriminated against students, staff based on gender identity

La Center School District Superintendent Peter Rosenkranz at La Center High School in 2019.

March 31, 2025, 5:15pm Clark County News

Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction found prohibiting teachers from asking students about preferred pronouns violated state law, agency’s rules Read story

A student walking toward the Vancouver Public Schools administrative services building.

Vancouver Public Schools is the only district in the Clark County to get a financial warning from state for 2023-24 school year

A student walking toward the Vancouver Public Schools administrative services building.

March 14, 2025, 10:34am Clark County News

Vancouver Public Schools is the only Clark County district to receive a financial warning from the state for the 2023-24 school year. Read story

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal talked about the need to build off the recent McCleary decision and the influx of money from the state to improve education at a forum Skyview High School in 2018.

State Superintendent weighs in on school board letter to feds: ‘Follow state law, follow state law and then if you’re not sure, follow state law’

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal talked about the need to build off the recent McCleary decision and the influx of money from the state to improve education at a forum Skyview High School in 2018.

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

The Washougal School District Administrative Offices.

Washougal School District’s off the state’s financial warning list

The Washougal School District Administrative Offices.

March 12, 2025, 2:19pm Clark County News

The Washougal School District no longer falls in the state’s “financial warning” category, a measure used to determine the financial health of a school district. Read story

La Center Superintendent Peter Rosenkranz (The Columbian files)

State finds La Center School District discriminates against students based on gender identity

La Center Superintendent Peter Rosenkranz (The Columbian files)

March 4, 2025, 6:05am Clark County News

A state investigation found the La Center School District discriminated against students and staff based on gender identity by prohibiting teachers from asking students which pronouns they prefer. Read story

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Feds to investigate WA district that let trans athlete play basketball game

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March 3, 2025, 2:37pm Latest News

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

Christopher Drone, fire marshal for Clark County Fire District 3, left, Christine Hayes, Battle Ground prosecuting attorney, and Chris Reykdal, state superintendent of public instruction, listen to the students’ presentations on the U.S. Constitution in their fifth-grade class at Tukes Valley Middle School in 2019.

Ferguson and GOP leaders see value in eliminating WA’s elected schools chief

Christopher Drone, fire marshal for Clark County Fire District 3, left, Christine Hayes, Battle Ground prosecuting attorney, and Chris Reykdal, state superintendent of public instruction, listen to the students’ presentations on the U.S. Constitution in their fifth-grade class at Tukes Valley Middle School in 2019.

December 30, 2024, 7:31am Editor's Choice

As Democratic Gov.-elect Bob Ferguson looks to transform the delivery of public education in Washington by appointing rather than electing an overseer of the system, his strongest allies may be Republicans. Read story