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Employees with the Pullman School District will receive a discretionary bonus of as much as $2,000 for their efforts during the pandemic, district officials said Friday.
Washington education bills would grant students make-up year, more learning options by Tim Gruver, The Center Square | January 29, 2021 08:30 AM Print this article
Washington state lawmakers are looking to pass several bills intended to ease the challenges placed upon the state s more than one million K-12 students by the pandemic.
Lawmakers are concerned about the prospect of mass learning loss stemming from lost time adjusting to online learning, home distractions, and technical difficulties.
Senate Bill 5151 would create year-round instruction for up to 30 districts 15 west of the Cascades and 15 to the east each with 500 to 10,000 students.
Sponsored by Washington Sen. Brad Hawkins, R-East Wenatchee, the bill aims to cap school breaks at four weeks and eliminate months-long summer vacations Hawkins attributed to student learning loss well before the pandemic.
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January 28, 2021 8:49 PM Emily Oliver
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The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction is teaming up with Kaiser Permanente to vaccinate educators and school staff across the state.
Kaiser Permanente and the OSPI announced details of the “Get Ready” partnership during a press conference Friday morning.
Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal said over the next few weeks, Kaiser and OSPI will be communicating with school districts to talk about the logistics of the plan.
Included in that plan is the establishment of 14 to 20 vaccination sites along the I-5 corridor and in Spokane. These sites will be able to vaccinate around 80 percent of school staff.
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January 19, 2021 6:52 PM Elenee Dao
SPOKANE, Wash. COVID-19 highlighted the disparities and barriers families face, especially for kids trying to attend school online.
Districts have measures in place to help make sure students are learning. A new bill in the Washington legislature hopes to help families and districts work together to ensure that.
Parents and school districts have the same goal: making sure students are healthy and learning.
However, it’s hard to do that when students miss school.
“It’s a two way street right, both sides need to make an effort to understand what’s happening and what are the barriers,” explained Scott Kerwien, the director of college and career readiness with Spokane Public Schools.