KUOW Newsroom Lack of affordable child care costs WA $2 billion per year, report says Paige Browning talks with child care advocate Ryan Pricco about how a shortage of affordable child care in Washington is affecting the state's economy.
All Things Considered NPR Student Podcast Challenge Returns For 2nd Year The NPR Student Podcast Challenge returns for a second year. Last year more than 25,000 students from all 50 states participated, raising the voices of young people on a wide range of issues.
The NPR Student Podcast Challenge Is Back! Once again, NPR is challenging teachers to turn their classrooms into studios and their lessons into podcasts. Last year's contest drew nearly 6,000 entries from around the country.
Speakers Forum Hillary and Chelsea Clinton share stories of ‘Gutsy Women’ Girls kept asking who their heroes were, so they wrote a book
Morning Edition News Brief: Pence In Turkey, Gordon Sondland Profile, Chicago Teachers Vice President Pence is meeting with Turkey's President Erdogan in Ankara, trying to convince him to stop the assault on the Kurds in Syria. Also, a look at the history of Gordon Sondland.
All Things Considered Classes Canceled For 300,000 Students As Chicago's Public Teachers Prepare To Strike The Chicago Teachers Union will go on strike tomorrow after failing to reach a contract deal with the country's third largest school district. Some 300,000 students won't be in school.
KUOW Newsroom Seattle U students protest removal of Planned Parenthood from health resources The debate over abortion access has led to activism at Seattle University this week.
Speakers Forum Parent as if your kid’s adulthood depends on it It does. Julie Lythcott-Haims shares insights into successful adult-rearing
All Things Considered Code Switch: Saving The Endangered Hawaiian Language By the 1980s, fewer than 50 Hawaiians under age 18 could speak their language. A handful of second-language speakers took it upon themselves to start a school where everything is taught in Hawaiian.
KUOW Newsroom Do phones belong in the classroom? Seattle Public Schools weighs K-8 student cell phone ban Now that most middle-school students have cell phones, some teachers are embracing the technology for schoolwork and to communicate with kids. Others say it's the
