KUOW Newsroom Washington state bans flavored vaping products “Shame, shame, shame,” came the chant from dozens and dozens of protesters at the state Health Board’s meeting Wednesday in SeaTac.
KUOW Newsroom La Conner Schools sues Juul Labs over teen vaping The La Conner School District, an hour north of Seattle, is suing JUUL, saying the company has sparked an epidemic of vaping among school-kids.
KUOW Newsroom 'She did what she had to do.' A school board finalist reckons with a complicated past On Thursday morning last week, a mom asked Emijah Smith for help.
KUOW Newsroom Health officials want to prevent teen vaping, but it's complicated for schools E-cigarettes - now linked to cases of lung disease nationwide - are becoming more popular for youth.
KUOW Newsroom Washington's Teacher of the Year wants kids to focus on their unique skills There's a new top teacher among all 295 school districts in Washington state.
Seattle kids without measles vaccine or paperwork will be excluded from school When Tracy Bennett, the head of Seattle Waldorf School, got word last spring that the state would make it a lot harder to forgo the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine, she got to work.
KUOW Newsroom 'Kid Uber' has launched in the Seattle area Parents and schools have a new option for transporting kids around the Seattle area: ride-share.
KUOW Newsroom Kids don't have enough time to eat lunch, Washington state audit finds Auditors timed how long elementary students got at the lunch table at 31 schools in Washington state.
KUOW Newsroom White kids usually get the most recess in Seattle. Black kids, the least A KUOW investigation shows that in Seattle, public elementary schools that serve low-income kids and children of color tend to offer less recess than kids at mostly white, well-off schools.
KUOW Newsroom Seattle schools, teachers reach tentative contract agreement Seattle Public Schools and its teachers’ union have reached a tentative agreement on a new contract. If the union votes to approve the contract, teachers would receive an 11 percent raise in steps over the next three years.
