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For residents near Alameda Elementary, every Wednesday morning is a parade

Residents near this Portland, Ore., school cheer from the sidelines as some 200 kids roll by on bikes. Community members say the weekly event reduces traffic and pollution while promoting exercise.
ACT test scores drop to their lowest in 30 years in a pandemic slide

The class of 2022's average ACT composite score was 19.8 out of 36, marking the first time since 1991 that the average score was below 20.
- The Associated Press
My high school doesn’t serve halal meat. Here’s why I wish it did

Washington schools are not required to offer meals that accommodate students’ religious beliefs, like kosher or halal meals. RadioActive's Rahmah Abdulazeez looked into how not having many halal lunch options at school affects Muslim students like her.
- Rahmah Abdulazeez
Biden administration steps up protection against student loan forgiveness scams

The Biden administration is increasing efforts to protect borrowers from student loan forgiveness scams, while still not offering further details about the application itself.
- Meg Anderson
Teachers have a contract, but there's no plan to fund it yet

The new contract for Seattle Public School increases teacher pay, reduces class sizes for some programs, and adds more support for student mental health services. The current school district budget isn’t enough to cover it. Crosscut education reporter Venice Buhain is here to breakdown the contract and the challenge of paying for it.
- Patricia Murphy
Hear It Again: Navigators at the World School guide students through the health-care maze

A new school year at the Seattle World School in the Central District has begun. New students are filling the halls, while teachers and staff welcome them with open arms... Meanwhile, at the school's health clinic, two 'patient navigators' are helping students in a different way. Just before the new year started, producer Sarah Leibovitz headed to the school to learn more...
- Sarah Leibovitz
A win 16 years in the making for a group of student loan borrowers

Divorced borrowers who have been on the hook for their ex's student debt are finally getting the fix they need. But the Education Department's radio silence makes the win bittersweet.
- Sequoia Carrillo
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.
- Vanessa Romo
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.
- Leila Fadel
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.
- Ayana Archie

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