Seattle expands free college program with help from state matching funds Seattle will be the first city in Washington to receive state matching funds for college scholarships. The scholarships will assist students in the Seattle Promise program, which already provides two years of free community college to any public high school graduate in the city. Amy Radil
What the history of student vaccination mandates means for school COVID vaccine rules School vaccine mandates go back 200 years. They've defeated many legal challenges. Will they work for COVID? Anya Kamenetz
The election, school closures, and mascots, this week Bill Radke discusses the week's news with Washington State Wire CEO and publisher D.J. Wilson, The Everett Herald Young Cities reporter Isabella Breda, and Crosscut city politics reporter David Kroman. Alec Cowan
Emily Oster: Why wasn't the US tracking the spread of COVID-19 in schools? In summer 2020, parents faced so many unknowns when it came to sending kids to school. Economist Emily Oster describes how she started collecting data nationwide to help parents decide for themselves. Sylvie Douglis
Rhode Island man reminds us that it's never to late to fulfill a dream Manfred Steiner dreamed of being a physicist but his parents convinced him to be a doctor. When he retired, he enrolled in a PhD program. Weeks before his 90th birthday, he defended his dissertation.
When can kids take off their masks in school? Here's what some experts say With vaccines now available for children as young as 5, some school districts are easing up on their mask policies. Anya Kamenetz
A teacher who devotes herself to immigrants in Maryland just won a $1 million prize "This is to encourage every little Black boy and girl that looks like me and every child .. that feels marginalized and has a story like mine and felt they never mattered," Keishia Thorpe said. Bill Chappell
Ballard High students protest what they call a culture of sexual misconduct and harassment About 100 students walked out of Ballard High School on Monday afternoon to protest a lack of accountability when it comes to sexual misconduct and harassment at school. Isolde Raftery
2 students who helped reverse their high school's book ban NPR's Michel Martin talks to York, Pa., high school seniors Olivia Pituch and Christina Ellis about helping to reverse their school district's ban on certain books and films being taught to students.
This community college is giving two years of free tuition to local graduates Scott Simon speaks to Joe Mulford, president of Pine Technical and Community College, about his college providing two years of free tuition to local high school graduates.