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.
4 In 10 U.S. Teens Say They Haven't Done Online Learning Since Schools Closed A new national survey also suggests most teens are following coronavirus news closely — and they're worried.
KUOW Newsroom Washington state K-12 schools will not reopen this school year, Gov. Inslee says In an announcement Monday afternoon, Inslee said " "
Children May Miss Meals As School Food Service Workers Fall Ill After schools shut their doors in response to the coronavirus, districts raced to continue getting meals to students. Now, those efforts may be faltering.
TED Radio Hour Jacqueline Woodson: What Is The Hidden Power Of Slow Reading? Novelist Jacqueline Woodson is a slow reader. Taking her time lets her savor each word brings her closer to each story, and it lets her pay respect to her ancestors who weren't allowed to read.
TED Radio Hour Liz Kleinrock: How Can We Broach Hard Conversations With Kids, From Race To COVID-19? When one of Liz Kleinrock's fourth grade students made a cringeworthy comment about race, rather than change the subject, she chose to turn the moment into a teachable one—and start a conversation.
TED Radio Hour Thomas Curran: How Can We Teach Kids To Accept Imperfection? Many students feel unrelenting pressure to be... perfect. Social psychologist Thomas Curran warns that striving for perfectionism isn't just impossible—it's also dangerous to children's health.
TED Radio Hour Richard Culatta: Can This Crisis Revolutionize The Way We Teach? What does a global pandemic mean for our education system? Educator Richard Culatta discusses the ways we can teach for better humans virtually... and the opportunity this moment presents.
Morning Edition K-12 Schools Try To Salvage The Term By Teaching Remotely NPR's Rachel Martin talks to NPR Education Correspondent Cory Turner and Sonya Santelises, superintendent of schools in Baltimore, Md., about navigating from classrooms to computers.
