Seattle Public Schools narrowly averts strike, allowing kids to return to classes Seattle Public Schools averted a strike, allowing the district’s nearly 50,000 students to return to classrooms on time for the first day Wednesday. Sami West
Bellevue’s first Asian American superintendent reflects on his family’s 120-year US journey Despite budget cuts and change, Kelly Aramaki, Bellevue's first Asian American superintendent, has an ambitious vision for the place he grew up. Sami West
Strike is 'looking more likely,' some Seattle school staff say Days before the first day of school, one of the unions representing Seattle Public Schools staffers says a strike is becoming increasingly likely. Sami West
The front page of UNC's Daily Tar Heel was a gut punch. Here's the story behind it In the midst of a school shooting, UNC's student journalists kicked into action, covering the story as it unfolded. Now, the paper's front page — a block of heart-wrenching texts — is earning praise. Vanessa Romo
Ingraham High School seeks federal funds to cope with repercussions of school shooting As a new schoolyear begins, Seattle's Ingraham High School is set to receive nearly half a million dollars in federal funding to help it rebound from last November's deadly school shooting, in which one student was killed. Angela King
Teacher strikes delay first day of school for 30k students in southwest WA Teachers are striking in the Camas and Evergreen school districts near Vancouver. It affects over 30,000 students. Sami West
12 things student loan borrowers should know about the return to repayment October's coming, and we're here to help you get ready. Cory Turner
As classes resume in sweltering heat, many schools lack air conditioning Amid sweltering heat waves, classes have resumed in many districts around the country that have outdated heating and cooling systems — or no air conditioning at all. Sequoia Carrillo
Why are so many school districts struggling to find good bus drivers? NPR's A Martinez talks to Molly McGee-Hewitt, CEO and executive director of the National Association for Pupil Transportation, about the bus driver shortage many school districts are experiencing.
Rural Washington library could be nation’s first to dissolve after book challenges, reshelving request A library in southeastern Washington could be the first in the country to dissolve. It all started with some people asking the library to get rid of or move several books. Now, voters will get to decide this November whether to keep their only library. Courtney Flatt