How will Seattle Public Schools leaders decide which elementary schools should close? For months, Seattle Public Schools parents and community members have been asking district leaders to "show their work" to prove that shuttering 20 elementary schools is necessary. Sami West
Congress poured billions of dollars into schools. Did it help students learn? The short answer is yes, the money did help students make up for the learning they missed during COVID. But it didn’t get them all the way there. Cory Turner
Rulings argue that Biden's student loan repayment plan is too generous Two new rulings have frozen much of Biden's newest student loan repayment plan, arguing that the plan is too generous and setting up another possible student debt reckoning before the Supreme Court. Cory Turner
Families won't know which Seattle schools may close until fall Seattle Public Schools families have braced for a list to come out this month, naming 20 elementary schools that might close. But SPS leaders will not be releasing that list this summer after all. Sami West
Judges temporarily halt part of President Biden's student debt forgiveness plan The rulings from Kansas and Missouri federal judges put on hold the federal government helping many of the intended borrowers ease their loan repayment burdens starting July 1. The Associated Press
No off-campus lunch, more police: Seattle Schools considers safety changes amid gun violence concerns Seattle school leaders are planning safety and security improvements for next school year, in the wake of a shooting at Garfield High School that left a student dead and the community reeling. Sami West
At one Kansas medical school, a club aims to support woman surgeons Women comprise more than half of medical school graduates, but the number of female surgeons is low. A club at a Kansas medical school offers them support and mentorship.
Kansas doctors say mentorship can help as women are still underrepresented in surgery Women comprise more than half of medical school graduates, but the number of female surgeons is low. A club at a Kansas medical school offers them support and mentorship. Rose Conlon
