Washington is safest state for U.S. high school students, according to new national study
Washington state has been ranked the safest state for high school students in 2023, according to a recently published study from Scholaroo, a resource site for high school students. Rankings were calculated based on 11 safety metrics, which all contributed to an overall score out of 100. States were ranked in order of their total score. Continue reading at Bellingham Herald. (Cheyenne Boone)
Inslee pushes for Washington to become offshore wind manufacturing hub
Washington government and business leaders want manufacturers of offshore wind turbines to build equipment in the state. Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday announced a new effort to make Washington a preferred location for producing offshore turbine components. “Washington state wants three things: we want clean air, we want clean electricity, and we want clean energy jobs,” Inslee said. Continue reading at WA State Standard. (Getty)
Warning for Seattle: The schools’ pandemic hangover is not easing
The Seattle schools have suffered another blow, with enrollment dropping this fall by 1,100 more students. Nearly 5,000 fewer students than in the fall of 2019, before the virus and the school closures touched off an unraveling. This is the smallest the Seattle school district has been since 2012. Yet there isn’t some big civic rally to save the schools. There’s not all that much attention paid to them compared to homelessness or crime or housing. Continue reading at Seattle Times. (Erika Schultz)
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