As schools gear up for students returning, some prefer remote learning
This week, pre-school and special education students returned to the classroom. A hotline for undocumented immigrants pivots during the pandemic to offer food and rental assistance. And the latest on vaccine distribution in King County amid a surge in new coronavirus cases.
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King County Executive Dow Constantine 03.30
Coronavirus cases are up 40% in King County over the past two weeks. We hear from King County Executive Dow Constantine on expanding vaccine eligibility and access amid a surge in cases and a conservation corps the county is supporting.
Hotline Pivots During the Pandemic
KUOW reporter Anna Boiko-Weyrauch shares a story about how a hotline that was set up to help undocumented immigrants from the threat of deportation has pivoted to provide new kinds of much needed help during the pandemic.
Schools prepare for returning students but some prefer remote learning
This week, some special education and preschool students returned for in-person instruction. KUOW education reporter Ann Dornfeld updates us on the latest developments and we hear from four high school students who don't feel safe returning to their classrooms.
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Bill Radke
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Bill hosts Week In Review and Words in Review. After starting with KUOW as a University of Washington student in 1985, Bill was KUOW's morning host in the '90s and the creator of past show, Rewind, a news-satire show heard on KUOW and nationwide on NPR. Bill moved away to Southern California to host American Public Media's Weekend America and Marketplace Morning Report and returned to KUOW in 2012.
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