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In Seattle, school segregation is actually getting worse
It's been 40 years since Seattle schools first tried — and failed — to integrate. Today, data suggest segregation persists across the district.
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Seattle schools hope focusing on African American male students helps everyone
A proposal currently before the school board relies on a new idea to close the opportunity gap. Not everyone is on board.
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Amid opioid crisis, UW quietly cuts ties with family behind OxyContin
In January, the University of Washington scrubbed its website of a program funded by the founders of Purdue Pharma.
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Seattle schools face backlash for advising Muslim students to eat during Ramadan
The district was called "tone deaf" after a school principal sent parents an email suggesting children not fast on standardized testing days.
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Art Institute's shutdown met with relief, disappointment
On the eve of the school's closure, one final student art show.