Kids And Parenting

367 Stories

Education

'Counselors, not cops': Seattle students and staff call for district to get police out of schools

Seattle Public Schools' 11-year-old School Emphasis Officer program claims to help keep youth out of gangs and in school. Critics say it is part of the school-to-prison pipeline, and makes schools feel like jails.
Ann Dornfeld
Politics

Hundreds turn out for student-led Black Lives Matter protest at Franklin High School

Students, staff, parents and community members lined Rainier Avenue for two hours, chanting “No justice, no peace, prosecute the police!" and "Hands up, don't shoot!" as passing motorists laid on their horns in support.
Ann Dornfeld
Race & Identity

Ep. 9: Are Our Schools Going to Be OK? At 16, cops kneeled on Jerome Hunter's neck. Now he's a teacher.

As the U.S. reckons with the Black Lives Matter movement, Seattle School For Boys co-founder Jerome Hunter says the time is now for Problem Based Learning and listening to youth.
Kristin Leong
Education

How many Seattle students are doing distance learning? The school district can’t say

After two months of state-mandated distance learning due to the coronavirus, and distributing 13,500 laptops to students, Seattle Public Schools cannot say how many of its students are showing up to virtual classes, handing in assignments, doing paper packets, or have even made contact with school staff.
Ann Dornfeld
Education

'Just how it is for me right now.' For many teens, work now comes before school

During the Tuesday lunch rush at Best Pho and Thai in Renton, 16-year-old Ngoc-Linh Truong bagged up take-out orders as her mom tossed onions in a flaming wok. This is Truong’s brother’s restaurant, and Truong, a junior at Franklin High School in south Seattle, usually helps one or two nights a week during the school year.
Ann Dornfeld
Education

Seattle Schools 'A' or 'Incomplete' grading policy inequitable, some parents and teachers say

The Seattle Special Education PTSA has called on the school board to amend the policy to ensure that high school students with disabilities do not receive 'incomplete' grades.
Ann Dornfeld
Education

Childcare centers struggle to stay afloat as kids stay home

With one-quarter of the state's licensed child care centers closed, providers that remain open struggle with new, stringent safety protocols and dwindling enrollment, raising concerns about the state of child care once the stay-at-home order is lifted.
Ann Dornfeld
Education

Seattle families organize to feed, care for students during COVID-19 school closures

Parents in the Seattle area are quickly organizing to support each other during mandatory school closures, aimed at slowing the spread of coronavirus. Here's what’s currently in place and what’s still in the works.
Esmy Jimenez
‘My first-grade teacher was my first bully.’ More allegations surface against Seattle teacher

After a KUOW investigation revealed a Seattle elementary teacher’s history of discipline for physical abuse, eight more individuals and families have come forward with similar stories in Martin McGowan’s classroom. It raises new questions about why some reported incidents don’t show up in the teacher’s discipline record.
Ann Dornfeld
Arts & Life

We asked the youth about love. They did not disappoint.

Get out a box of chalky Sweethearts and some tissues and prepare to take a few notes, grownups.
Kristin Leong

9 of 37