KUOW Newsroom Seattle teachers, still without a contract, rally at district headquarters With School two weeks away in Seattle, it’s getting down to the wire for the district and its teachers’ union to
KUOW Newsroom Washington parents can't opt out of MMR vaccine for philosophical reasons More kids will need the measles vaccine in order to legally attend public or private schools in Washington this fall. That comes after a recent change to state law.
KUOW Newsroom 3 ways Trump's welfare rule is already terrifying immigrants It could —and already is — impacting immigrants in Seattle.
KUOW Newsroom Seattle teachers ramp up pressure over contract, with school three weeks away With school just three weeks away, the Seattle Education Association teachers' union is publicizing its efforts to boost teacher pay and improve services for students.
Speakers Forum David Brooks and the moral response to 'a national valley of distrust and disconnection’ David Brooks considers the ways human nature and ingenuity can help us rise above disunion
KUOW Newsroom Some Seattle schools don’t have emergency food and water Seattle is overdue for a major earthquake. But when the region gets rocked, Seattle’s schools may lack critical supplies and training. That’s because the district mostly leaves it up to schools to be ready for an earthquake.
These teens are turning guns into gardening tools Teenagers in Burien are picking up guns – and turning them into gardening tools. The blacksmithing project is part of a summer program for at-risk youth run by the organization Choose 180. KUOW education reporter Ann Dornfeld brings us this audio postcard.
Speakers Forum You butt-dialed your mom with this supercomputer It took a village to birth the digital revolution
Wired for Worry When anxious kids won't go to school, what should parents and schools do? Most kids have days when they just don’t feel like going to school. But what happens when kids straight-up refuse to go? Psychologists say that’s a problem that seems to be on the rise.
Speakers Forum Killer whales go through menopause, too, but the other orcas respect them Coming to terms with the millennia-long struggle to normalize and respect menopause
