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Author talk: Why the suburbs are failing America’s families3:57 Author Benjamin Herold will discuss his new book "Disillusioned" in Seattle on March 29. The book follows five families as they witness the "unraveling" of America's suburbs. Seattle School Board finalists will face off in forum27.března The eight finalists for two open seats on the Seattle School Board will participate in a public forum on Wednesday. WA’s AG, health officials raise questions about gravel yard by school26.března State officials who don’t normally get involved in local land-use matters are putting pressure on Snohomish County to scrutinize the yard's permit application. UW’s $340 million finance upgrade is still struggling, despite progress25.března Despite improvements, a $340 million finance system launched last year is still snarling grant-funded research at the University of Washington, one of the top research schools in the US. Hundreds of thousands of financial aid applications need to be fixed after latest calculation error22.března The U.S. Education Department says it discovered a calculation error in hundreds of thousands of student financial aid applications sent to colleges this month and will need to reprocess them, a blunder that follows a series of others and threatens further delays to this year’s college applications. 78,000 more public workers are getting student loans canceled through Biden administration changes21.března Another 78,000 Americans are getting their federal student loans canceled through a program that helps teachers, nurses and other public servants. Garfield High parents, students demand more security after shooting21.března The rally came a week after a Garfield High student was shot while waiting for her bus outside the school in Seattle's Central District. Applications open for expanded Seattle preschool program19.března Mayor Bruce Harrell announced another 16 classrooms will join the program, which makes preschool available to families regardless of income. It started in 2014. 10 years in, here’s what to know about WA charter schools19.března What to know about Washington’s relatively young (and hotly contested) charter school sector. The publicly funded, privately operated schools prompt many reader questions. What the data says about pandemic school closures, 4 years later19.března Four years ago this month, schools nationwide began to shut down, igniting one of the most polarizing and partisan debates of the pandemic. Some schools, often in Republican-led states and rural areas, reopened by fall 2020. New partnerships arise to sustain jazz legacy in Seattle schools18.března The Onyx Fine Arts Collective is raising money to support three youth-serving jazz programs and build a statue for Clarence Acox, who catapulted the Garfield jazz program to national renown. Student Voices | How an open mind helped me focus my ambitions17.března Bellevue High School senior Jonathan Feng describes how volunteering at a hospital and an Eagle Scout project helped reshape his plans for the future. Seattle police up presence by Garfield High School after shooting15.března Seattle police said they will enhance patrols near Garfield High School after a 17-year-old student was wounded in a drive-by shooting at a bus stop. A Seattle school for kids recovering from substance use won’t close, district says15.března Students and staff fear Seattle's Interagency Recovery Academy will close, but Seattle Public Schools says it has taken no steps to shutter the Queen Anne school. Report helps answer the question: Is a college degree worth the cost?14.března A new analysis found that former students at most colleges had an annual income higher than high school graduates a decade after enrollment. |