Editing Monroe, Washington (section)

==Education==
[[File:Monroe, WA - Old Monroe Elementary.jpg|thumb|The administration building for the [[Monroe School District (Washington)|Monroe School District]], located in a former downtown [[elementary school]]]]

The [[Monroe School District (Washington)|Monroe School District]] operates public schools within the city and serves several surrounding communities, including [[Maltby, Washington|Maltby]] and [[Woods Creek, Washington|Woods Creek]].<ref>{{cite map |date=December 21, 2017 |title=Snohomish County School Districts Map |url=http://www.snoco.org/docs/scd/PDF/PDS_CFP/Snohomish%20County%20School%20District.pdf |publisher=Snohomish County |access-date=March 6, 2019}}</ref> The school district had an enrollment of approximately 7,096 students in 2016, with 303 total teachers and 170 other staff.<ref>{{cite web |title=Public School District Directory Information: Monroe School District |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&ID2=5305130 |publisher=[[National Center for Education Statistics]] |access-date=March 6, 2019}}</ref> It has one high school, [[Monroe High School (Washington)|Monroe High School]], that is located next to the Washington State Reformatory and was opened in 1999 after six failed ballot measures to fund the $30&nbsp;million construction cost.<ref>{{cite news |last=Montgomery |first=Nancy |date=September 3, 1998 |title=High praise for new Edmonds high school |page=B1 |work=The Seattle Times}}</ref>

The district has one [[middle school]] and three [[elementary school]]s within Monroe city limits, several of which were renovated in 2018  using $111&nbsp;million in [[bond issue|bonds]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Bray |first=Kari |date=September 10, 2018 |title=Thousands of Monroe kids are back to school in new buildings |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/thousands-of-monroe-kids-are-back-to-school-in-new-buildings/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 6, 2019}}</ref> Its administrative offices are located in the former Central Grade School building, which opened in 1916.<ref>{{cite news |last=Thompson |first=Joseph |date=October 14, 2019 |title=Monroe School District considers selling 1916 schoolhouse |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/monroe-school-board-still-weighing-new-district-headquarters/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=October 14, 2019}}</ref>

Several [[alternative education]] facilities are also run by the school district for multiple grade levels, including the Sky Valley Educational Center in the former Monroe Middle School building, which was closed after the consolidation of the three middle schools into two buildings.<ref>{{cite web |title=Schools |url=https://www.monroe.wednet.edu/schools |publisher=Monroe School District |access-date=March 6, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Dominguez |first=Alejandro |date=October 24, 2011 |title=Dispute has Monroe schools paying to rent empty building |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/dispute-has-monroe-schools-paying-to-rent-empty-building/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=March 6, 2019}}</ref> The Sky Valley Educational Center was the subject of several lawsuits filed by 200 students, parents, and teachers against [[Monsanto]] over exposure to toxic chemicals, including [[polychlorinated biphenyls]], at the building.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ramadan |first=Lulu |date=November 12, 2021 |title=Juries award students, parents, teachers $247 million for toxic exposure at Sky Valley Education Center in Monroe |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/times-watchdog/2nd-multi-million-dollar-verdict-against-monroe-school-for-toxic-exposures/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=February 10, 2022}}</ref> The lawsuit was settled with $247&nbsp;million from Monsanto awarded by a jury and $34&nbsp;million offered by the school district, who were found to be negligent in their slow cleanup of toxic materials.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ramadan |first=Lulu |date=February 6, 2022 |title=Monroe School District offers $34 million to families sickened by toxic exposures at Sky Valley Education Center |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/times-watchdog/monroe-school-district-offers-34-million-to-families-sickened-by-toxic-exposures-at-sky-valley-education-center/ |work=The Seattle Times |accessdate=February 10, 2022}}</ref>

Monroe is also home to the East Campus of [[Everett Community College]] with 400 enrolled students. The branch campus opened in 1999 as part of an agreement with the Monroe School District and relocated to a new building near Lake Tye in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |last=Muhlstein |first=Julie |date=March 1, 2019 |title=East County Campus leader brings experience from WSU Everett |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/east-county-campus-leader-brings-experience-from-wsu-everett/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Dominguez |first=Alejandro |date=December 11, 2012 |title=EvCC's Monroe campus may need to add services as enrollment grows |url=https://www.heraldnet.com/news/evccs-monroe-campus-may-need-to-add-services-as-enrollment-grows/ |work=The Everett Herald |access-date=September 28, 2019}}</ref>