Politics Seattle U prof: City can’t solve homelessness without courage Students’ new research highlights ideas, best practices to address crisis. by Kristen M. Clark / May 7, 2018
Equity Seattle chief: ‘No one hates bad cops more than good cops’ Two current police chiefs and one former one shared their ideas for solutions during a panel at the inaugural Crosscut Festival. by Kristen M. Clark / February 11, 2018
Tech Shocker: It's mostly men moving to Seattle for tech jobs New data shows that for every four men who moved to Seattle for a tech job in the last decade, only one woman did too. by Kristen M. Clark / January 17, 2018
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