Politics Social workers fleeing troubled foster care system Lousy pay, a toxic workplace and excessive workloads are driving away the people who serve vulnerable kids and their families. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / December 7, 2016
Politics Foster parents abandoning troubled system Washington state lost nearly one in five foster homes between 2008 and 2015 amid complaints of discord and disarray. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / October 27, 2016
Equity State’s foster system sets kids up for failure When foster children spend the night in a hotel or in a foster home that agrees to keep them for only one night at a time, they typically don’t make it to school the next day. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / September 20, 2016
Politics Foster Care Crisis More than a decade after the courts ordered the state to clean up its foster care program, kids are still left rootless, vulnerable. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / September 19, 2016
Equity The Smartypants Guide to December's Civic Cocktail: Immigration, government technology Michael Mattmiller, the new CTO of the City of Seattle. by Crosscut contributors / November 24, 2014
Politics The 2014 Crosscut Courage Award Winners The 2014 Courage awards were designed by Ann Gardner by Crosscut contributors / October 23, 2014
Culture Courage Awards: And the nominees are ... The final listing of reader nominees for the Crosscut Courage awards. by Crosscut contributors / August 29, 2013
Equity Finding your ACE Score The 11-question ACE test: childhood stress, grownup problems. by Crosscut contributors / July 23, 2013
Equity The Gay Marriage Treasure Map Want to get married? Love someone gay? Google Maps meets gay marriage. by Crosscut contributors / December 5, 2012
Politics Adjusting to Death with Dignity The law changed, and now all factions are changing too by Crosscut contributors / March 21, 2009
