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WASHINGTON NEWS

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Bellingham Herald

• Some US school districts have removed over 400 books. Here’s how WA districts compare
  

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Columbian

• Ridgefield School District, union reach tentative deal; schools to reopen Monday
• Children hit the bricks: Columbia Play Project holds inaugural Lego competition at Clark College
  

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Everett Herald

• How busy parents can find time to read — and not just to the kids
  

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Inlander

• No, Idaho schools are not teaching 'porn literacy'
  

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Seattle Times

• Seattle educators will vote on whether to ratify contract Monday. But can the district afford it?
• The AIs are here: Robodogs, Amazon’s Astro & more. Attachment issues!
  

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Spokesman-Review

• New middle schools mean new opportunities for Spokane Public Schools sixth-graders who would have stayed in elementary
  

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Yakima Herald-Republic

• Full circle: New superintendent Kevin McKay comes home to Selah
  

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More Washington Media

• Big Country News
• More rural districts transition to a 4-day week in hopes of attracting teachers
  
• Mountlake Terrace News
• Teaching bicycling skills to schoolchildren, improving bike infrastructure for all
  
• Mercer Island Reporter
• MIHS marching band joins throng of musicians at Husky Stadium
• City departments warn public about ‘rainbow fentanyl’ pills and powders
  
• KVEW-TV
• CTE enrollment booms for Richland SD, Hanford broadcasting grows by over 100 students
  

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EVENTS

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WSSDA Events

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

OnBoard Trainings

• 9/29 in Yakima
  Advancing Inclusion Through Belonging (more info)
  Register

• 10/6 in Pasco
  Introduction to the Commitment to Educational Equity (more info)
  Register
  
  10/11 in Anacortes
  Identity Discrimination — A Look at Federal Involvement (more info)
  Register

• 10/26 in Redmond
  Introduction to the Commitment to Educational Equity (more info)
  Register

Other Events

• September 22
  OSPI: Breakfast After the Bell - Collaborate to Overcome Challenges

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WSSDA NEWS

• Building Knowledge and Relationships: WSSDA Committee Member Joins Board of Natural Resources Retreat
  

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Educational Partners

• OSPI
• Winlock School District Kicks Off the School Year with a New Calendar
  
• Dana Miles named 2023 State Teacher of the Year; Veronica Gonzalez named 2022 State Classified School Employee of the Year
  
• What Families Need to Know About State Test Scores
• State Test Scores a Promising Signal of Pandemic Recovery
• Superintendent Reykdal Announces Proposal to Provide School Meals at No Cost to All Washington Students
  
• OSPI Explains: What Are School Meal Programs?

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Best of the Blogs etc.

• NEA
• It's Banned Books Week: Celebrate the Freedom to Read!
• Governing
• The National Broadband Rollout Lacks Accurate Data About Internet Speeds
  
• ed post
• “It’s the Genius for Me” - Empowering Youth Through Education (Dr. Gholdy Muhammad)
• The 74
• Learning and Love: A Lesson from Mr. Rogers for the Start of a New School Year
  
• District Administration
• 4 ways Black students with disabilities will get equal access in school
  
  

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NATIONAL NEWS

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Dallas Morning News

• Conservative ‘takeover’ of North Texas schools start of new playbook to expand GOP power?
  

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Education Week

• What It Will Take to Transform Public Education (in 4 Charts)
• Book Ban Efforts Surging in 2022, Library Association Says
  

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Los Angeles Times

• Suspension rescinded for L.A. journalism teacher who refused to censor student article
• ‘One pill kills’: Student’s overdose death prompts urgent action among educators, police
  

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NPR

• This community-sourced poem is all about hope for the new school year
  
• Virginia has moved to restrict the rights of trans students in its public schools
  

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Oregonian

• What we know about learning loss, plus higher education happenings: Beat Check podcast
  

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USA Today

• Analysis: Schools in most states banned books 2,500 times in past year
  

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Washington Post

• Virginia policy latest attempt to restrict rights of transgender students
  

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