Washington Education System
Discussion here covers the Education System in Washington.
In Washington what is the general policy about education, for instance: age range for children attending school, minimum requirements for secondary level education, teacher qualifications and teacher unions?
Does Washington have a effective Board of Education or Ministry of Education?
Teens get more sleep with later school start time, researchers find. In 2016, Seattle Public Schools pushed back start times for its 18 high schools by 55 minutes. Researchers have now announced that, as a result, teens at two Seattle high schools got more sleep on school nights -- a median increase of 34 minutes of sleep each night -- and showed improved attendance and grades. Source 7w.