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Colleges and Universities
Links to Washington State Colleges and Universities.
- Higher Education Coordinating Board
Common School Manual
A compilation of most of the laws enacted by the state legislature governing common school system operations and other titles containing laws affecting school operations. Also included are the administrative rules adopted to enhance the laws. (Links to education related portions of the WAC and the RCW.)
-Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
K-12 Schools
Washington State Alphabetical Index of School and District Web Pages.
-Washington State Department of Information
Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
The OSPI is the primary agency charged with overseeing K-12 education in Washington state.  Topic links organized by categories which include Assessment & Research, Boards & Commissions, Curriculum & Instruction, Legislature & Government, Press Room, Programs & Departments, School/District Directories, and Standards / EARLS.  
Puget Sound Educational Service District
Puget Sound Educational Service District (ESD) is one of nine regional educational agencies serving school districts and state-approved private schools in Washington State. ESDs function primarily as support agencies and deliver educational services that can be more efficiently or economically performed regionally.  
Seattle Times: School Guide
The most comprehensive report available on public and private elementary schools, middle schools, junior highs and high schools in the greater Seattle area. The School Guide covers all public and private schools with an enrollment of about 50 students and above in King County, most of Snohomish County, and on Bainbridge and Vashon islands. Includes profiles and data for 565 public schools and 151 private schools. Data encompasses everything from test scores and class sizes to what schools say they are doing to improve student achievement. - The Seattle Times
Washington State Board of Education
The web site for the Washington State Board of Education.  Includes Education Related Links which leads to a list of education organizations in Washington and across the country.
Washington State Education Index
Large list of state links organized by categories: Education Resources; Statewide Education Information; Education Boards, Commissions, Committees, and Councils; Financial Aid and Scholarships; and More Education Resources. -Washington State Department of Information
Washington's Just for the Kids
This website is designed to enable parents, teachers, administrators, students, and other members of public school communities to access student achievement information on Washington public schools. "Elementary School Data" calls up any of the public elementary schools in the state of Washington for examining school-level academic test results Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) and Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS)] for different grade levels. "Elementary District Data" allows viewing of data compiled according to the different schools districts in Washington. 
 - Washington School Research Center at Seattle Pacific University
Washington State Report Card
Designed to help educators and the public better understand our public schools in Washington state. It contains important information about our K-12 community including general information about school demographics, student academic performance (including WASL scores), and staff characteristics.  Look Washington State public schools up by school name, school district, county, city, or zip code.
-Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction
 

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