K-12 education

For years Seattle Public Schools received warnings about math teacher James Johnson for allegedly using profanity and making students uncomfortable. That was before he punched a student in the face. Now, attorneys in a civil case underway in King County Superior Court want the district to pay between $76 million and $124 million for the harm they argue then-13-year-old Zakaria Sheikhibrahim ...

Work to close educational achievement gaps for several minority groups in Washington state is being hindered by a lack of data, according to people involved in the yearslong effort.

Oct. 3—POTLATCH — When Karen Rohn graduated from Potlatch High School, she could not wait to get out of her hometown. Not only did she return years later, but her artistic fingerprints are all over the city she loves, and in the Potlatch School District where she teaches art. "It's not really about where you can go and be your best person, what it really is about is learning how to bloom where ...