Education

The U.S. government revoked the international visa of a Washington State University student who left the country in December, the third known school in the Inland Northwest region apparently confronted with the Trump administration’s mission to deport foreign students for participating in protests against Israel.

At first listen, it’s hard to believe the stream of sound drifting from the Centennial Hotel ballrooms Monday were human beings speaking.

Transgender female athletes will continue to play on girls teams in Washington school sports despite some school boards’ efforts to switch them to boys teams or create a league of their own.

The federal government has revoked two Gonzaga University students' international visas without notice to the school, according to a letter from Gonzaga President Thayne McCulloh.

SPRINGDALE, Wash. – The voter pamphlet for the Mary Walker School District levy this month includes an argument in favor of the measure, but the argument against it is conspicuously missing.

Legal disagreements continue between Washington state and the federal government after a directive from the Trump administration warned that state education agencies could lose federal funding if they have diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

Washington State University leaders are preparing for cuts, particularly at their campus in Spokane, as they face federal grant freezes, a state budget deficit and lagging enrollment.

Rachel Gittleman returned her ID badge, laptop and credit card to the U.S. Department of Education’s regional office Wednesday morning. That’s when the tears hit her unexpectedly.

A divided Supreme Court on Friday cleared the way for the Trump administration to at least temporarily freeze up to $65 million in educational grants designed to address teacher shortages, which the government says fund programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion.

Child care providers are warning of dire implications for Spokane residents as the Head Start program is the latest to be caught up in federal cuts.

Washington State University’s medical school celebrated its 10th anniversary on Tuesday.

NEW YORK — Columbia University has largely maintained the size of its application pool — despite campus protests over Gaza and scrutiny by the federal government that have besieged the university over the last year, according to newly released undergraduate admissions data. Overall, 59,616 students applied to Columbia, down by just more than 1% from 60,248 applicants the year before. It remained ...

The Warehouse was alive with the sound of squeaking shoes, bouncing basketballs and gleeful chatter Thursday afternoon as area youths learned some tips and tricks from several professional basketball stars.

A proposed policy on transgender students in the Mead School District suggests it would follow “federal guidance” over “state directives,” setting up a likely showdown with state officials tasked with enforcing state anti-discrimination law.

The Mead School Board will evaluate its “transgender students” policy at the next school board meeting Monday as it awaits potential backing from federal officials.

Hundreds of young musicians flowed into the Mead High School auditorium over the weekend as they competed for best school jazz band honors and picked up tips along the way.