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Education Lab is a project of the Seattle Times that spotlights promising approaches to persistent challenges in public education. Our team reports on issues like improving school discipline, parent education, math instruction and more. Our goal? To connect parents, students and educators to drive innovative solutions.
Equity
Study measures disparities in access to advanced courses in Washington high schools
In Washington, where more than two-thirds of students learning English speak Spanish, not all students enjoy the same access to college-level coursework.
Funding
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Here's a sampling of the some of the discussions that came out of Education Lab's first Reddit AMA.
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Meet the 2017 Education Lab Student Voices columnists
Over the next six months, we'll be publishing stories about education by 11 talented young students from around the state.
