Should the Roosevelt High graduation crowd have gotten so upset? Decide for yourself.

His address to the graduating class mentioned death. Some people found it less than uplifting.

In reforming education, Gates now wants teachers to be active parts of the solution, not stigmatized as the problem.

The state office of Superintendent of Public Schools has given Seattle Public Schools 18 months to fix persistent problems with its special-education programs, or risk losing millions of dollars or control over the funding. 

A contract for the new Richland School District superintendent outlines his pay, health benefits and how his job performance will be evaluated. It also addresses his "morality." "It is ambiguous," says one official.

Today, child care standards vary wildly from state to state. And even within states, standards may vary depending on the size or type of provider: Smaller, at-home providers are frequently subject to much less rigorous requirements.

The supporters held a rally for the Indian Heritage Middle College, an alternative high-school program, asking Seattle schools today to keep it in the district. The program was supposed to close last year but was delayed by Superintendent Jose Banda. Now it is supposed to move to a space in Northgate Mall. 

Educators say shorter school days allow teachers to complete required non-class work at a time when there is no money to pay teachers to do the work outside of school hours. But education analyst Jami Lund said the uptick in partial days is driven by something else -– collective bargaining and districts willing to give up class time when there is no money for teacher raises.