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Kent school principals lambast district leadership in letter to school board

School principals in Kent are calling out the superintendent and other district officials for poor leadership. In a scathing letter to the school board, the Kent Principals Association said district executives regularly undermine, ignore or fail to communicate with principals.

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Free college is coming for more low income students in Washington

Kim Malcolm talks with Michael Meotti about the Workforce Education Investment Act.

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Adam Savage made a toolbox for creativity — with his brain

The famed Mythbuster loves to create. Hear how he manages that process

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The bittersweet story of ‘our greatest friend among the insects’

Dr. Thomas Seeley on the crucial importance of honey bees.

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‘There will be no privacy.’ The internet, tech moguls and you

Journalist Kara Swisher sees into the future of technology. That may scare the hell out of you, or give you hope.

Unvaccinated students and staff barred from two Seattle-area schools after new measles cases

After a staff member at Issaquah High School and a student at North Creek High School in Bothell were diagnosed with measles, Public Health Seattle-King County and Snohomish Health District told the schools to keep out any unimmunized students and staff for at least three weeks.

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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

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Why the ‘Seattle is Dying’ conversation won’t die

Civic Cocktail takes on KOMO’s controversial look at homelessness in our fair city

SoundQs

Why can you hear gunshots at this high school?

Issaquah High School is like hundreds of other suburban schools around the country. But unlike most of those schools, the campus rings with the sound of gunshots.