Tuesday, May 26, 2026

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Quillayute Valley Keeps 96% of Its Students Who Are Homeless in Class. Statewide, Half Are Chronically Absent.

There are 44,847 students experiencing homelessness in Washington's public schools. More than half of them — 22,916, at a rate of 51.1% — are chronically absent. That means they miss 18 or more school...

1 in 7 Washington Students Is Now an English Learner

In Federal Way, one in three students is learning English. Sixteen years ago, it was one in eight. The district did not move. The district did not change its boundaries. The students changed.

White Students Now 47% of Washington's Schools

In the fall of 2022, for the first time in recorded history, white students made up less than half of Washington's public school enrollment. The threshold was crossed quietly: 49.9%, a fraction of a p...