Thousands of Washington teachers and school staff members could strike if contract negotiations break down before the new school year starts. At the heart of the matter is how to distribute $2 billion ...

Negotiations between school districts and teachers’ unions have come to a head across Southwest Washington, delaying the first day of class for students in the region. The negotiations are fallout ...

McCLEARY, Wash. -- Bob Enriquez said he was an elected official and firefighter until one night changed his life. In a word everything, my career, my side business, my reputation in the community was ...

OLYMPIA — As a handful of state lawmakers toil away in closed-door talks over how to fulfill court-ordered school funding, some education advocates fear that an eventual compromise won’t put enough ...

The McCleary fix to Washington’s education system has evolved into new funding problems that lawmakers are now attempting to correct. When the Legislature crafted the McCleary fix in 2017, lawmakers ...

It’s day five of the special session, and the Washington Legislature still sounds like a broken record as partisan bickering continues to dominate budget and McCleary negotiations. Republicans remain ...