When David Bergeron went to work at the office that would become the Department of Education nearly 50 years ... never forget it — this is like the first commandment,” he remembers being ...

As the state faces a $16 billion budget shortfall, hundreds gathered to protest the governor’s proposed furloughs.

Legal disagreements continue between Washington state and the federal government after a directive from the Trump ...

March 30 marked the third anniversary of Washington state taking the first step to prevent hazing in major institutions as ...

Days after filing a formal sex discrimination complaint against the state for allowing transgender girls in sports and locker rooms, two Tri-City school board leaders made a Monday appearance on ...

Kennewick School Board officials Gabe Galbraith and Micah Valentine criticized state education chief Chris Reykdal for ...

Despite a national decrease, Washington reports an uptick in opioid-related deaths, raising concerns for public health.

Washington state's attorney general has joined 20 other Democrat states in a lawsuit seeking to block President Donald Trump's executive order that calls to dismantle the Department of Education.

The order directs Education Secretary Linda McMahon to “take all necessary steps to facilitate the closure of the Department of Education and return education authority to the states”.

After spending months on the campaign trail vowing to close the department ... his first formal step towards fulfilling that promise by signing an executive order on March 20 directing Education ...