public education system

EVERETT (AP) — The Washington state Board of Education could lose some of its authority over the state's K-12 public education system under a controversial bill that would transfer some of its responsibilities to the state's new chief of public schools...

SPOKANE (AP) — Randy Dorn is stepping down after eight years as state superintendent of public instruction, and two Democrats are vying to replace him as head of all aspects of the state's K-12 public education system. The nonpartisan job pays $132,000 a year, and oversees some $9 billion in education spending...