Tom Mangelsen: Grizzy 399 and confessions of a wildlife photographer A conversation with wildlife photographer Tom Mangelsen and how he observes nature including his years documenting Grizzly 399 in and around Teton National Park in Wyoming. Matt Martin
Trump is weighing big cuts to the U.S. Education Department While only Congress can shutter the department, the president is reportedly considering executive action to severely scale back its responsibilities and staffing. Cory Turner
University of Washington names new president, to begin summer 2025 Robert J. Jones will become UW's 34th president, starting Aug. 1. Dyer Oxley
A French immersion school in Louisiana teaches kids the state's unique local dialects Most Louisianans no longer speak French but more and more schools in the state are teaching it. One small school, southwest of New Orleans, is immersing students in the state's local dialects. Aubri Juhasz
Whistle blown: Fraud allegations over elite basketball program at Seattle public school with $22,000 tuition Ann Dornfeld
Nation’s report card: WA student achievement gaps widen, Covid struggles continue The results from the latest “nation’s report card” are out — and it’s not pretty. Washington students haven’t bounced back from the vast academic declines of the pandemic, and the state’s achievement gaps are worsening. Sami West
Trump orders Education, Labor and other departments to enhance school choice The president directed several departments to submit plans for using federal funds to expand school choice. Jonaki Mehta
Students are still struggling since the pandemic hit, Nation's Report Card reveals Every other year, the Nation's Report Card shows how students across the U.S. are doing in subjects like math and reading. The 2024 results are cause for hope, and concern. Jonaki Mehta
Nearly 5 years after schools closed, the nation gets a new report card There's some good news in math, mostly bad news in reading and lots of questions about why students are still struggling. Jonaki Mehta
Yellowstone National Park: Celebrity bears, and a tale of two trout Chris travels to Yellowstone National Park to discover how scientists are turning an ecological disaster into a rare invasive species success story. It’s an adventure filled with celebrity bears, dueling fish, and humans trying to fix past mistakes. Lucy Soucek