Schools And Education

KUOW Newsroom

Elijah, 9, reflects on 2020: 'Very bad with all the glitching'

If kids are sponges for new information, 2020 sure gave them a lot to absorb, from the coronavirus to a heated election. .

KUOW Newsroom

Miles, 10, reflects on 2020: ‘I felt scared of life’

2020 challenged how we look at the world. That goes for kids, too.

KUOW Newsroom

Jadorie, 10, reflects on 2020: ‘I miss everything, except math’

What do kids think about 2020? They've got some thoughts about the coronavirus, the heated election and protests for racial justice.

Seattle Now

Seattle Now: Casual Friday with Marcus Green and Melissa Hellmann

This week we learned that Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan won’t run for reelection, and school superintendent Denise Juneau says she’ll be leaving too. Seattle Times reporter Melissa Hellmann and the South Seattle Emerald’s Marcus Green are here to break it all down with us.

Seattle Now

Seattle Now: Students left behind by online learning

More than a month into the online school year, it's clear many students are struggling. Students with disabilities have been largely left behind.

KUOW Newsroom

How the sex education referendum made it to your ballot, and what it means

‘This is a wide-ranging proposal. It's a comprehensive sex education mandate in K-12 public schools.’

KUOW Newsroom

Mr. D and his ‘babies.’ A veteran educator and the toughest year of his career

He's wrestled with retirement for years but hangs on for more students he wants to see graduate, or families who need just a little more time to find stability.

RadioActive

My aunt helps immigrant students get the type of education she deserved as a child

My aunt, Regina Elmi, came to the United States from Somalia by way of Kenya in 1996. At that time, multilingualism was not encouraged for immigrant children like her. So she lost the ability to speak her native languages of Swahili and Somali. As an adult, my aunt realized her biggest regret was this loss of language. So she works to bridge the gap between educators and families to help immigrant children embrace their culture, at home and in schools.

RadioActive

‘College is a way to survive.’ Advice from a first-gen college student

Karishma Vahora is a senior at the University of Washington and the first person in her family to go to college. She is also my best friend's older sister. I will apply to college in a few years, so I asked Karishma about her experience navigating the college admissions process, and the lessons she learned along the way.

'Good but glitchy.' A kids’ view of remote school, from a Central District youth center

Glitchy computers. Distracted students. Overbooked parents. Seattle families are still troubleshooting daily routines and challenges, nearly a month into remote school.