Kids Are Fighting Wildfires In Washington State Crews of juvenile inmates have been sent to fight wildfires in Washington state since the 1960s. Until a teen escaped last week, assaulted a supervisor... Isolde Raftery
Seattle Teachers Demand Equal Recess In Contract Talks Marcie Sillman talks to KUOW's Ann Dornfeld about recess (and other issues) that are on the table in contract talks between the Seattle teacher's union... Ann Dornfeld
Daycare Babies Must Be Vaccinated. No One Knows If They Actually Are Under Washington state law, children are supposed to be fully immunized to attend daycare or preschool. But no one knows how many kids in child care... Ann Dornfeld
Closing Seattle Streets To Let Kids Play In old movies and photographs, you sometimes see kids playing in the street, even in big cities. Today, cars and bikes have taken over the streets. But... Joshua McNichols
Students Struggle On Washington State's New Tests Only around half of Washington students passed the new state tests in math and English. That’s a big drop in scores from the old tests. But it’s what... Ann Dornfeld
Teens Shouldn't Be Sleepless In Seattle, Task Force Says A task force has overwhelmingly voted to flip the current bell schedule for Seattle Public Schools to fit with doctors' recommendations. But task force... Ann Dornfeld
Who Should Lead The University of Washington? Jeannie Yandel talks to Jack Stripling, a reporter for the Chronicle of Higher Education, about the University of Washington's search for a new president. Jeannie Yandel
Legislative Deal Would Help Thousands Get High School Diplomas Washington State Senate Republicans and Democrats have agreed to delay a requirement for high school students to pass a biology exit exam this year and... Ann Dornfeld
A Philosopher And An Atmospheric Scientist Walk Into A Bar It’s fair to say that dire warnings about climate change have become the new normal. Consider these recent headlines from NASA’s Climate Change Blog: ... John O'Brien
Here Are Seattle's New Subsidized Preschool Sites - And How To Apply The first four providers of the city's new subsidized preschool program were unveiled Monday, and they're primarily in South Seattle. Beginning this... Ann Dornfeld
