K-12 education

Adam Swinyard says he’s hopeful the award will put attention on the work the district is doing as a whole to improve outcomes for all students.

Washington’s Superintendent of Public Instruction, Chris Reykdal, has asked lawmakers to approve a pay boost, and bonuses in hopes of keeping the staff the state already has and incentivizing more young people to become educators.

Spokane Symphony reps and musicians detail its education and access programs

The Mead School Board voted down two policies to restrict materials around race and gender identities in schools.

A group of Washington leaders has introduced legislation to make school meals free for all students.

Two new middle schools opened Tuesday in Spokane, one named for human rights activist Denny Yasuhara, and the other for Pauline Flett, a Spokane tribal member who worked for decades to preserve the Salish language.

Proponents say the proposal is designed to protect children. Opponents say it is censorship.

Most high school students will take a Spokane Transit Authority bus to school next year.

Spokane's state representative wants to expand the program to include all students in the state.

Without action from Congress, waivers that provided free school meals for children across the country will end this summer.