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This Seattle high school principal says 'adults need to learn how to listen deeply to youth'

Nova High School principal Eyva Winet is working to amplify youth voices, like mine, in any way they can. As a non-binary high school student, I have learned so much about myself and the power of my own voice from Eyva.
By
Lyn Strober-Cohen

Sep 24, 2020 at 9:34 am
Fewer Students Are Going To Community College, Despite High Unemployment

Often during a recession, enrollment in community colleges goes up. The first numbers for this fall show a decline — down nearly 8% compared with last year.
By
Elissa Nadworny

Sep 23, 2020 at 9:03 pm NPR
Seattle Now

Seattle Now: A childcare nightmare

Childcare isn't just essential for working parents, it’s also the linchpin of a functioning economy. But the pandemic has disrupted the child care system, and parents are grappling with impossible choices.
By
Patricia Murphy

Clare McGrane

Sep 23, 2020 at 5:04 am
RadioActive

From software engineer to full-time homeschool mom

Some people may think that homeschooling is only for celebrities or the reclusively religious, but my family doesn’t fall into either category. After 10 years of homeschooling I’ve just graduated high school. I talked with my mom about why she gave up a career in software engineering to homeschool me and my brother.
By
Emily Chua

Sep 22, 2020 at 9:57 am
KUOW Newsroom

Washington state’s new Teacher of the Year sees challenges, opportunities amid distance learning

‘I think teaching is an act of love.’
By
Kim Malcolm

John O'Brien

Sep 21, 2020 at 6:09 pm
Weekend Edition Sunday

Remote Learning Presents Additional Challenge For Students Experiencing Homelessness

Education during a pandemic is hard enough, but for families experiencing homelessness, remote learning is especially challenging, and not in a good way.
Sep 20, 2020 at 4:50 am NPR
KUOW Newsroom

What these Seattle-area kids have to say about online school

There is smoke in the air (visible) and a virus (invisible), and Seattle-area parents are throwing their ALL-CAPS energy at frustrations with online school.
By
Isolde Raftery

Sep 17, 2020 at 6:14 pm
All Things Considered

Trump Announces Commission To Promote 'Patriotic Education'

President Trump says he wants a commission to promote what he calls "patriotic education" — a slam against efforts to teach children about systemic racism and an appeal to his political base.
By
Tamara Keith

Sep 17, 2020 at 1:59 pm NPR
RadioActive

My Federal Way teacher is a role model to students of color like me

For students of color, having a teacher with the same race or ethnicity has shown to improve test scores and reduce the likeliness of disciplinary issues. Yet only 20% of educational leaders in the United States are people of color. Jeffrey Forbes Jr. is my teacher and basketball coach at Decatur High School in Federal Way. But more than that, he is my role model.
By
Gabe Rambayon

Sep 17, 2020 at 1:48 pm
All Things Considered

Students Accused Of Breaking College COVID-19 Rules Fight Their Punishments

As colleges crack down on students accused of violating strict pandemic safety rules, students are lawyering up to fight their punishments.
By
Tovia Smith

Sep 17, 2020 at 1:11 pm NPR