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  An Oakland school shooting that injured 6 was gang-related, police say

  Officials said at least two gunmen were targeting a specific person and that they are still working to determine what touched off the shooting. It comes amid a surge in violence across the city.

• Morning Edition

  Biden's plan to cancel some student debt turns into a legal fight

  The Biden administration's efforts to cancel hundreds of billions of dollars in federal student loan debt is up in the air. There are two different lawsuits trying to prevent it from going through.
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  Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan will cost $400 billion, budget office says

  The cost of the White House student loan forgiveness plan is an estimate over a 30-year period and will add to the country's deficit, the Congressional Budget Office said in a report.

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  Soundside

  'Critical Race Theory' and gender studies take center stage in Spokane

  The Mead School District in Spokane recently voted on policies banning "Critical Race Theory" and gender studies materials from libraries. Soundside host Libby Denkmann looks at the conversation surrounding these policies.

• All Things Considered

  How HBCUs are spending their COVID-19 relief money

  When the federal government started doling out COVID-19 relief money to colleges, HBCUs got a windfall. Many are spending the money in ways that will serve students for years to come.
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  KUOW Newsroom

  Seattle teachers approve new contract

  Union members voted on the contract Monday evening.
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  KUOW Newsroom

  Seattle kids head back to school as educators ponder contract vote

  Seattle public school kids headed back to class Wednesday morning. The start of school is a week later than expected and comes after educators suspended their strike Tuesday afternoon.
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  KUOW Newsroom

  Seattle teachers' strike halted after tentative contract reached with district

  Seattle educators voted Tuesday afternoon to suspend a strike that has delayed the start of school by a week. The district has not announced which day school will begin, although it could be as early as tomorrow, Wednesday. The district promised an update Tuesday afternoon.
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  Soundside

  Seattle Pacific University trustees sued by students and faculty

  Six members of Seattle Pacific University's Board of Trustees are facing a lawsuit regarding the university's anti-LGBTQ hiring policy. But the lawsuit doesn't follow the typical route for a case against a religious institution.
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  Almost half of U.S. governors ask Joe Biden to cut student loan forgiveness plan

  In a letter to Biden, Republican governors say they support "making higher education more affordable" but don't want to "force American taxpayers to pay off the student loan debt of an elite few."

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