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 Meet the Northwest’s environmental justice champions A scene from “Our Story,” created by Laura Stewart and Julian Kane by Samantha Larson / May 26, 2016
Tech Microsoft's 'Chief People Person' speaks on tech's diversity problems There is no easy fix for creating a more equal tech sector, or easy way to figure out who’s responsible for taking the helm in doing so. by Samantha Larson / March 6, 2016
Equity No shades of gray: WSU study questions Kinsey's sexuality scale Photo by Romana Klee via Flickr by Samantha Larson / November 22, 2015
