OSPI warns of ‘weaponization’ of test results to push to privatize schools
Washington’s top education official accused critics of deliberately misrepresenting state test results in an effort to undermine public schools and push for privatization. Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal released spring 2025 assessment results in math and English on Wednesday, reporting continued improvement across grade levels in math and most in English. Continue reading at King 5. (OSPI)
Thinner attendance at WA National Guard training as state deals with funding clawback
Thousands of Washington Army National Guard members did not take part in last weekend’s drill, a money-saving move that appears precipitated in part by the Trump administration clawing back funds to pay for the National Guard deployment in Washington, D.C. September is the final month of the federal budget year, and typically, the training held at armories across Washington on the second weekend draws a large turnout. Continue reading at The Washington State Standard. (WSS)
WA AG warns of ‘race-based policing’ after Supreme Court decision
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown warned of possible “race-based policing across this country” and a rollback of decades of civil rights progress following a U.S. Supreme Court decision this week that authorized federal immigration enforcement in Los Angeles to consider race and ethnicity in determining who they stop and question. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Karen Ducey)
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