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WASHINGTON NEWS

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Columbian

• Camas School Board approves $140.8 million budget for 2022-23
• Southwest Washington high school football linemen say healthy weight gain is key to play
  

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KING5

• Parents fear Seattle Public Schools enrollment drop could impact quality of education
• Child care center and families feel impacts of Seattle Public Schools' first-day delay
  

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Longview Daily News

• Wahkiakum schools' lawsuit seeking money for aging buildings presses on
  

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Peninsula Daily News

• Port Angeles School District, union reach agreement; school resumes
• Graffiti triggers extra police at Sequim schools
  

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Seattle Times

• Seattle’s ‘Girlvolution’ shapes youth leaders to act now
  

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Spokesman-Review

• ‘Beloved by his teachers and peers’: Denny Yasuhara remembered as new Spokane middle school opens
  

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More Washington Media

• Gig Harbor Now
• Students head back to school as district seeks drivers, paraeducators, subs
  
• KIMA-TV
• Strike over? Kent teachers reportedly reach tentative agreement with school district
• KOMO-TV
• Tumwater Association of Paraprofessionals vote to authorize strike
• Q13
• Eatonville School District's first day of school postponed by teacher strike
• Omak-Okanogan
• Students learn skills through school gardens
• KIRO-TV
•  Seattle facing crossing guard shortage as start of school year approaches
• North Country Outlook
• Stronger Together celebrates local diversity
  

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EVENTS

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WSSDA Events

• September 30 - October 1  — General Assembly
• November 17 - 19 — Annual Conference
  

OnBoard Trainings

• September 15, 2022
  Introduction to the Commitment to Educational Equity (Tacoma)
  
• September 29, 2022
  Advancing Inclusion Through Belonging (Yakima)
• October 6, 2022
  Introduction to the Commitment to Education Equity (Pasco) 

           See all training opportunities...

Other Events

• OSPI: Breakfast After the Bell - Collaborate to Overcome Challenges
• September 12 - 14
  Diligent: Modern Governance Summit
• September 22
  OSPI: Breakfast After the Bell - Collaborate to Overcome Challenges

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WSSDA NEWS

• Final Version of 2022 General Assembly Handbook is Here
  
• Filing Window Open through 9/16 for WSSDA Elections
  
• WSSDA Elections Process Kicks Off September 1, 2022
  
• Get Your Hands on Direct
• State Laws and WSSDA Positions—Comparing How They Come to Be

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Best of the Blogs etc.

• The Conversation
  
• Police response to 5-year-old boy who left school was problematic from the start
• The 74
  
• Facing Pandemic Learning Crisis, Districts Spend Relief Funds at a Snail’s Pace
• Hechinger Report
  
• School choice had a big moment in the pandemic. But is it what parents want for the long run?
• NEA
• White House Hosts Health and Safety Townhall for Back-to-School
• EdSource
• CA bill that would expand school health clinics faces opposition from anti-abortion groups
  

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NATIONAL NEWS

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Denver Post

• 32 public schools in Denver to release students early or close due to high heat this week
  

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Education Week

• When Did Equity Become a 'Trigger' Word?
• This Superintendent's Tiny, Rural District Got No COVID Aid. Here's Why That Hurts
  

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Los Angeles Times

• Student information remains at risk after massive cyberattack on Los Angeles Unified
• FBI, DHS join probe into massive LAUSD cyberattack as school goes on
  

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New York Times

• Daring to Speak Up About Race in a Divided School District
  

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NPR

• A California school district is asking families to rent rooms to teachers
• A cyberattack hits the Los Angeles School District, raising alarm across the country
  

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USA Today

• Education Secretary Cardona embarks on school bus tour of Eastern US
• Florida teacher's 'banned book drive' becomes nonprofit organization
  

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Wall Street Journal

• Wealthy Families Stay With Full-Time Tutors Hired Early in Pandemic
  

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Washington Post

• Md. school apologizes after video shows White students singing n-word
  

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CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) RESOURCES

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Office of the Washington State Governor

• Inslee issues update to proclamation to rescind statewide face covering policy
  

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction

• From Pandemic to Endemic — It’s Time to Remove the State Mask Mandate for Students
  
• School Employee Vaccination Data

WA State Board of Health

• April 13 Meeting Recap: Board Vote on the Recommendations from the TAG

WA State Department of Health

• Requirements and Guidance to Mitigate COVID-19 Transmission in K-12 Schools, Child Care, Early Learning, Youth Development, and Day Camp Programs
  
•  Symptom and Exposure Flowchart
  
• Supplemental Considerations to Mitigate COVID-19 Transmission in K-12 Schools
  Updated Jan. 7, 2022
• K-12 COVID-19 Requirements for Summer 2021 and 2021-2022 School Year
  Updated Jan. 26, 2022
• COVID-19 Data Dashboard

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