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Our state law prohibits discrimination on the basis of gender identity, and we will not back down from that. State Superintendent Chris Reykdal

State Superintendent Chris Reykdal’s Statement on President Trump’s Order to Discriminate Against Trans Female Athletes

Wednesday, President Trump signed an executive order that aims to require educational institutions to discriminate against trans female athletes in order to receive federal…
Feb 06, 2025
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On National Test, Washington Students Continue to Perform on Par or Better Than Their Peers, but 8th Grade Math is a Significant Challenge

OLYMPIA—January 29, 2025—Today, the National Center for Education Statistics released results from the 2024 administration of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP…
Jan 29, 2025
Superintendent Reykdal behind a podium

State Superintendent Chris Reykdal’s Statement on President Trump’s Illegal Plans to Withhold Funds from Washington State

Monday evening, the Trump Administration issued a memo directing all federal agencies to “temporarily pause all…obligations or disbursement of all federal financial assistance.”…
Jan 29, 2025
Protecting Immigrant Students in Washington's K-12 Public Schools - Key Practices for Schools

Superintendent Reykdal Releases Guidance for Schools on Protections for Immigrant Students

OLYMPIA—January 23, 2025—Across the country, public schools have a constitutional and moral obligation to provide a free, high-quality public education to all students residing…
Jan 23, 2025
Students in the Boistfort School District stand in line to get a meal in the school cafeteria.

70% of Washington Students Now Have Access to Free Meals at Their Public School 

OLYMPIA––October 15, 2024––With recent expansions in meal access by the Legislature, 775,000 of Washington's 1,100,000 students (70%) now have access to school meals with no out-…
Oct 15, 2024
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Kim Broomer Named 2025 State Teacher of the Year and Geancarla “Carla” Shanks Morales Named 2024 State Classified School Employee of the Year

Broomer serves as a kindergarten teacher in the Northshore School District. Shanks Morales serves as a paraeducator and Student and Family Advocate in the Orcas Island School…
Sep 28, 2024

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