WA state superintendent calls on schools to limit cell phone use. Here’s why
The Washington state Superintendent of Public Instruction is encouraging local school leaders to limit cell phone use during instructional time by changing policies over the next year. The guidance calls for school leaders to work with their local communities to update their policies by the start of the 2025-26 school year. This messaging comes as many schools across the state and nation have started to restrict or plan to restrict cell phone use to improve education and health outcomes. Continue reading at The Olympian. (Eric Rosane)
More money coming to WA for housing for people with disabilities
Washington is getting a boost in funding to help subsidize rent for adults living with disabilities. The state will get $8 million from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, which announced last week it would be awarding nearly $140 million in grants nationwide to 18 state housing agencies as part of its Section 811 Project Rental Assistance for Persons with Disabilities program. Washington’s slice of the money will help fund 158 new subsidized rental units. That’s in addition to 132 units the state already supports with this program. It’s the third grant of this type that the department has received. Continue reading at The WA State Standard. (Bill Lucia)
Washington state launches race-based home loan program
A Washington state home loan program promises to counter racial discrimination by limiting the ethnicities of those eligible for its services. The Covenant Homeownership Program is a product of the state’s 2023 Covenant Homeownership Act, which received bipartisan support in the state legislature. That law directed the Washington State Housing Finance Commission to conduct a study on ways to reverse “racial disparities in home ownership.” Continue reading at KOMO. (Brandon Bell)
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