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Seattle-area private schools grapple with fall reopening decisions

Some Seattle-area private schools have announced that they will begin the school year remotely, as many school districts plan to do, following Governor Jay Inslee’s recommendation Wednesday that schools in counties with high rates of coronavirus transmission remain closed in September. Others have yet to announce whether they will hold classes in-person.
- Ann Dornfeld
Why, and how, PLU will have in-person classes

Many school districts and colleges are planning to have classes remotely during the upcoming school year. But Pacific Lutheran University is planning for in-person classes. PLU President Allan Belton discusses.
- Angela King
Teachers Union OKs Strikes If Schools Reopen Without Safety Measures In Place

Randi Weingarten, the head of the American Federation of Teachers, said "safety strikes" should only take place as a last resort. The decision on whether to strike would be left to the local union.
- Brakkton Booker
How can Seattle Schools improve remote learning this fall?

With the new school year fewer than six weeks away, and now set to begin with remotely, families, staff and education advocates are calling on Seattle Public Schools to drastically improve how it serves students from afar after a rocky start to distance learning this spring.
- Ann Dornfeld
Florida Teachers Sue To Block School Coronavirus Reopening Mandate

Florida's biggest teacher's union, along with parents, have sued the state over its plans to reopen schools with in-person instruction next month. They're worried about a surge of coronavirus cases.
- Greg Allen
Pushing back phases and pushing forward schools, this week

Marcie Sillman discusses the week's news with Manola Secaira og, Civic Cocktail's Joni Balter, and the Seat
- Sarah Leibovitz
Teachers union says Seattle Public Schools' fall plans are premature and not negotiated

Seattle's teachers union is accusing the district of failing to include them in key decisions about reopening as tensions mount among educators about potential exposure to Covid-19 in the classroom this fall.
- Ann Dornfeld
Oh, the places you’ll go! On Zoom, in your living room...

Graduation is a time of great fanfare in the United States, but this year, because of the coronavirus pandemic, students had to find other ways to celebrate. RadioActive’s Meghana Kakubal and Lila Shroff documented their graduation from Mercer Island High School for KUOW, chronicling intimate moments with friends, as well as the logistics of a drive-through graduation.
- Lila Shroff
UW plans to welcome some students back to campus in the fall

A letter sent by university president Anna Mari Cauce on Monday pointed to a hybrid approach to resuming classes starting September 30. Some courses will remain online and some will be available in person.
- Kate Walters
Solastalgia and you. ‘The pain was necessary to know the truth.’

Dr. Jennifer Atkinson shares strategies for handling existential distress caused by environmental change
- John O'Brien

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