July 2025

July 28, 2025

Education Department to release $6.8B in frozen K-12 funds — The Trump administration will unfreeze money for migrant education, English-language learning, and other programs, averting a $137M shortfall for Washington schools.

July 21, 2025

WA schools to receive partial federal funds  — Trump administration will release $21.3 million for after-school and summer programs earmarked for Washington State, but over $100 million in frozen K-12 aid remains withheld.

July 7, 2025

16 states including Washington sue Trump administration over $1B school mental health cuts — Lawsuit filed in Seattle challenges termination of diversity-linked grant programs.

June 2025

June 9, 2025

Seattle University completes merger with Cornish College of the Arts — The 111-year-old arts school will reopen this fall as part of Seattle U, with most faculty retained.

May 2025

President Donald Trump on Friday unveiled a 2026 budget proposal that would slash non-defense discretionary spending by $163 billion — a 22% cut from current levels — while boosting defense and homeland security budgets by more than $375 billion combined. The plan calls for major reductions a...

May 5, 2025

ACLU sues Trump administration to block Head Start cuts impacting 15,000 Washington children — The lawsuit argues federal funding freezes, office closures, and a ban on DEI efforts violate congressional authority and threaten to dismantle the long-running preschool program for low-income families.