education

At least 19 colleges have changed essay prompts this year, according to the college counseling firm, College Transitions. Some students are now considering how they should talk about their background in their application essays.

More than three-quarters of Washington’s 42,000 homeless students aren’t sleeping outside or in shelters. They're on someone’s couch, staying temporarily with friends, relatives, or acquaintances, often without a room or a bed of their own. It's a situation known as being "doubled-up."

Unlike what’s typically offered at prisons, "inside-out" classes allow incarcerated and non-incarcerated students to learn with and from each other, engaging in dialogue and forming relationships. Whitman College has tried to offer one of these classes every semester since 2016.

Cannabis is a $1.1 billion industry in Washington, and there are programs across the state designed to get people into the business or to help those who are already in it.

Just weeks after creating a $50 million tax credit to help families pay for private school tuition and homeschooling, Idaho has shut down a program that helped tens of thousands of public school students pay for laptops, school supplies, tutoring and other educational expenses.

(Runtime 1:00)The regional Head Start office in Seattle learned that it was closing the first week of April. The closure of that office, as well as at…

(Runtime 1:03)Schools across North Central Washington are seeing mixed attendance trends as families navigate concerns over immigration enforcement. While…

(Runtime 3:31)Robots have taken over the STEM room at Marcus Whitman Elementary School in Richland, Washington.Little Lego boats, sunken ships and other…

(Runtime 1:02)Machinery hummed and sparks flew as welding student Jaquelin Sanchez, 23, used electricity to connect two pieces of metal. Sanchez just…

(Runtime 1:04)Washington state schools said they will not share student information with federal immigration authorities in regards to a student’s legal…