'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. Isolde Raftery
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. Paige Browning
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. Paige Browning
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. Isolde Raftery
'Kid Uber' has launched in the Seattle area Parents and schools have a new option for transporting kids around the Seattle area: ride-share. Paige Browning
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. Ann Dornfeld
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. Ann Dornfeld
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. Ann Dornfeld
Seattle teachers, still without a contract, rally at district headquarters With School two weeks away in Seattle, it’s getting down to the wire for the district and its teachers’ union to Ann Dornfeld
Washington parents can't opt out of MMR vaccine for philosophical reasons More kids will need the measles vaccine in order to legally attend public or private schools in Washington this fall. That comes after a recent change to state law. Ann Dornfeld
