‘My first-grade teacher was my first bully.’ More allegations surface against Seattle teacher After a KUOW investigation revealed a Seattle elementary teacher’s history of discipline for physical abuse, eight more individuals and families have come forward with similar stories in Martin McGowan’s classroom. It raises new questions about why some reported incidents don’t show up in the teacher’s discipline record. Ann Dornfeld
We asked the youth about love. They did not disappoint. Get out a box of chalky Sweethearts and some tissues and prepare to take a few notes, grownups. Kristin Leong
Seattle parents outraged by teacher abuse revelations, but superintendent remains silent Seattle parents are calling for Superintendent Denise Juneau to address revelations that the district let abusive teachers return to the classroom, sometimes after multiple incidents of misconduct. Liz Brazile
School investigating additional allegations against Seattle teacher following KUOW report Following KUOW's investigations into teachers who kept their jobs after documented abusive behavior, students at one Seattle school attempted to report even more complaints. Angela King
Before you try reading the entire Harry Potter series to your child…there might be another way to spark a love of literature. Raising children in a time when technological advances skew traditional modes of learning can be challenging. But many children prefer screen technology to books. Before you’re tempted to take away the tech to boost a young child’s vocabulary, you might want to listen to what New York Time’s editors Maria Russo and Pamela Paul have to say. Sonya Harris
Some foster children have new homes, but bigger crisis in Washington state remains Over two dozen high needs foster kids in Seattle who were in limbo have now gotten places to stay now. But their plight illustrates key flaws in the state foster care system. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
This Thanksgiving pie has been in her fridge since 1988 For some, the holidays is a time to celebrate family. For others, they bring up feelings of sorrow and loss. For Sheila Kelly, it's a little of both. And nothing walks the line between joy and loss more than the top shelf of her refrigerator. Joshua McNichols
World's largest study of trans youth shows gender identity equally strong for trans and cis youth The study comes out of the University of Washington. Paige Browning
Washington's foster kids are spending more nights in hotels and offices this year Social workers have used that last-resort option 335 more times so far this year than the same period last year. Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Too white? A criticism of Seattle Public Schools gifted programs for decades The disproportionate percentage of white students in gifted programs has become a hot topic in Seattle – and around the country – in recent years. But historical documents in the school district archives illustrate that this debate dates back generations in Seattle. Ann Dornfeld
