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Bringing the wild things back to campus

The College of New Jersey is making room for native plants, and students are digging it.
- Buffy Gorrilla
He invented a successful medical device as a student. Here's his advice for new grads

When Thorsten Siess was in graduate school, he came up with the idea for a heart device that's now been used in hundreds of thousands of patients around the world.
- Sydney Lupkin
Welcome back to THE WILD for Season 6
- Lucy Soucek
Off the Charts: Boeing was top U.S. manufacturer of missiles and munitions delivered to Israel from 2021-2023

As Seattle students protest Boeing’s ties to Israel, demanding that their schools sever ties with the company, we wondered, what is the extent of Boeing’s connection to Israel? Significant, it turns out.
- Teo Popescu
Student protests caused mostly minor disruptions at several graduation ceremonies

From California to North Carolina, students staged chants and walkouts over the weekend in protest of Israel's ongoing military offensive in Gaza.
- Rebecca Rosman
Why writing by hand beats typing for thinking and learning

Researchers are learning that handwriting engages the brain in ways typing can't match, raising questions about the costs of ditching this age-old practice, especially for kids.
- Jonathan Lambert
UW pro-Palestinian activists take their demands to the university's Board of Regents

After more than a week of rallies, chants, and a growing tent encampment, student protesters at the University of Washington spoke directly to the school’s Board of Regents on Thursday to emphasize their demands surrounding Israel's war in Gaza.
- Casey Martin
Elementary school closures could be on the way for SPS families

Like many school districts across the state and country, Seattle Public Schools is staring down a shaky financial future. The district is projecting a $105 million dollar budget shortfall next school year. Soundside host Libby Denkmann talks with SPS School Board President Liza Rankin about what these potential closures could mean for educators, families, and students.
- Libby Denkmann
GOP lawmakers turn their attention to antisemitism in K-12 public schools

During a Senate hearing Wednesday on antisemitism in K-12 schools, superintendents were unapologetic as they faced tough questions about discipline and accountability.
- Leila Fadel
Seattle parents call in attorneys over school district's highly capable program changes

In late April, the PTAs at Cascadia and Decatur Elementaries, two Highly Capable cohort schools, retained a lawyer and sent a letter to the district outlining concerns about the changes to the highly capable program.
- Hans Anderson

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