Schools And Education

RadioActive

For students of color, Covid-19 reveals deep inequities in Seattle area schools

High school looks different this year for most students: classes on Zoom, drive-through graduations, social distance birthday parties, skipped proms. But some students have more pressing worries as classes move online. How do you make the switch to online learning when you don’t have wifi at home? RadioActive’s Mimi Zekaryas and Essey Paulos look at the education gaps between white students and students of color, as well as schools in wealthy areas and those where most students come from low-income households.

Seattle schools may be next to cut ties with police

Seattle may be the next city to pull police officers out of its schools

KUOW Newsroom

Pandemic stress overshadows US election for this young Seattle voter

The new normal is uncomfortable for Michelle Aguilar Ramirez and countless other young people who are self-isolating because of the coronavirus pandemic. She’s a 17-year old Guatemalan American high school junior in Kent, Washington.

KUOW Newsroom

Summer school in Seattle goes ahead, on a short schedule

OSPI plans to continue distance learning

RadioActive

'It's a civil rights issue.' Special education in the midst of a pandemic

As a Mercer Island High School senior, RadioActive's Meghana Kakubal worried that school closures would make it difficult for her to graduate on time. She wasn't worried about finishing her course work, though, because she knew it would continue online. Unfortunately, many students with disabilities won't be able to transition to online courses so easily. Christine Kenyon, a special education teacher at Mercer Island High School, worries that her students’ education will be completely disrupted by the closure.

Seattle Now

Seattle Now: School's out ... forever?

School’s out for all of Washington state. For high school seniors, that means their last day of school has come months early. Today, a senior reflects on how her final year of school has been upended by a pandemic.

KUOW Newsroom

Is your family's mental health taking a hit from Covid-19? Take this class

Emotions are high as kids and parents learn to navigate the new realities of Covid-19. Here's a way to get those emotions under control.

KUOW Newsroom

Washington state K-12 schools will not reopen this school year, Gov. Inslee says

In an announcement Monday afternoon, Inslee said " "