Results of a time study may help educators get more time out of the school day Research shows K-12 students in different states spend wildly different amounts of time in school, and suggests the nation's schools could be much better about using the learning time they do have. Cory Turner
How D.C. tackled a child care crunch through a tax hike on the rich In Washington, D.C., a tax on residents earning more than $250,000 a year is boosting the wages of child care workers. Two years in, it's proving to be a great investment. Andrea Hsu
U.S. colleges and their international students prepare for a 2nd Trump term Some U.S. colleges and universities, worried about potential restrictions under the incoming Trump administration, are advising international students to return to campus before inauguration day. Kirk Carapezza
What Trump's second term could mean for education in Washington state President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House has raised a lot of questions about how policies he’s pushed could affect public education. Sami West
Free online therapy for teens and young adults is coming to Seattle City leaders announced a new partnership with Talkspace, an online behavioral health care company, on Tuesday. Those services are now available across Seattle, free of charge to anyone between the ages of 13 and 24. Sami West
Supreme Court rejects challenge to Boston's school admissions policy The court's action was the second time the justices declined to intervene in an admissions program based on geography since their 2023 ruling invalidating affirmative action in higher education. Nina Totenberg
Cornish and Seattle U announce plans to merge as higher ed storm looms Two of Seattle's private colleges are merging — Seattle University and Cornish College of the Arts. Sami West
Teens can't get off their phones. Here's what some schools are doing about it Teens spend much of their days on their phones — many of them during school. Here's how schools and teachers are trying to fix that. Claire Murashima
Judge throws out attempted recall of Seattle School Board president A King County Superior Court judge on Monday dismissed the attempted recall of Seattle School Board President Liza Rankin. Sami West
