politics
Controversy and security concerns follow Ilhan Omar to Bellevue
Wherever U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar goes, layers of security follow. The freshman congresswoman’s visit to Washington state on
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The Elephant in the Room: Why can't Seattle keep a school superintendent?
The city has had seven superintendents in the last 10 years. In this first installment of our new podcast, Steve Scher talks to education activists about the churn.
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The Elephant in the Room: Is Bertha toast?
Host Steve Scher heads down to Pioneer Square's Zeitgeist Coffee to talk with Crosscut's Knute Berger and Matt Fikse-Verkerk about the fate of our stalled tunnel boring machine.
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Seattle Interagency students on dying young, adversity and the “at-risk” label
Every Thursday morning, new students trudge into the auditorium at the Seattle Interagency Academy. They're handed white binders
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Despite state policy changes, WA schools still disproportionately discipline students of color
The latest data show that while public school discipline rates have been trending downward statewide, disparities persist in who is being punished.