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WA is not abolishing foster care, but it may be moving that way
Poor outcomes and disproportionate impacts on kids of color have propelled a once-fringe idea into the mainstream in Washington state.
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In high-poverty WA school districts, high schoolers bore extra burden
Amid the pandemic, some had added responsibilities to juggle with classes — helping care for siblings, working to support themselves and their families.
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UW police lawsuit underscores the intersection of race and class
The case, brought by five Black officers, exposes a troubling hallmark of campus life.
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How BLM protests changed teaching in King County schools
Three educators talk about how George Floyd’s murder and the BLM movement have inspired them to include more social justice education.
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New federal investigation focuses on graves at NW Indian boarding schools
As Canada faces a reckoning over more deaths at Indigenous schools, an inquiry into similar U.S. sites may advance the search for Northwest kids who didn’t survive.