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WASHINGTON NEWS

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Columbian

• Ridgefield students return after tentative deal reached Sunday
  

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Inlander

• Kate Lebo wins Washington State Book Award for The Book of Difficult Fruit
  

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Peninsula Daily News

• Man arrested after incident briefly locks down Port Angeles High School
  

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Seattle Times

• Seattle educators extend contract voting window, will release results Tuesday morning
  

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Sequim Gazette

• Off the Shelf: The value of a library card
  

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Skagit Valley Herald

• Skagit County offering disaster preparedness programs for children
  

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Yakima Herald-Republic

• Yakima Valley students make gains in test scores, still below pre-pandemic levels
  

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More Washington Media

• Education Northwest
• Education Northwest to Lead New Washington Statewide Family Engagement Center
  

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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)
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• 10/6 in Pasco
  Introduction to the Commitment to Educational Equity (more info)
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  10/11 in Anacortes
  Identity Discrimination — A Look at Federal Involvement (more info)
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• 10/26 in Redmond
  Introduction to the Commitment to Educational Equity (more info)
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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.

• District Administration
  
• These political advocacy groups have banned over 1,500 books in school libraries
• EdSource
• Cities and towns across California only get the libraries they can afford
• The 74
• ‘Wake-up Calls’: New Parent Survey Shows 9% Enrollment Drop in District Schools
• Chalkbeat
• Denver students sue after district files to trademark their racial justice podcast
  

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NATIONAL NEWS

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Education Week

• Why Teachers Are Going on Strike This Fall—and What Could Come Next
• Who's Behind the Escalating Push to Ban Books? A New Report Has Answers
  

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Los Angeles Times

• Video shows woman pulling down Latin American flags at Oakland school
  

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NPR

• Many children are regularly exposed to gun violence. Here's how to help them heal
  

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Oregonian

• Oregon tuition-free preschool delayed by weeks or months, families frustrated by lack of answers
• Education board rejects petition to change Oregon’s period-product rules
  

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