Law & Courts La Conner Schools sues Juul Labs over teen vaping The La Conner School District, an hour north of Seattle, is suing JUUL, saying the company has sparked an epidemic of vaping among school-kids. Gil Aegerter
Education Do phones belong in the classroom? Seattle Public Schools weighs K-8 student cell phone ban Now that most middle-school students have cell phones, some teachers are embracing the technology for schoolwork and to communicate with kids. Others say it's the Ann Dornfeld
Arts & Life A farm. A barn. A sylvan symposium for our times Smoke Farm 2019 continues a conversational tradition John O'Brien
Education Child homelessness has doubled in Washington state in the last decade More than 40,000 students are homeless in Washington state, and living without stable housing is hurting their performance at school. Those are some of the findings in a new Schoolhouse Washington report. Kate Walters
Arts & Life Rock star poet sings ‘The Tiny Journalist’ blues Naomi Shihab Nye from Neve Shalom/Wāħat as-Salām to Al-ki, Bye and Bye John O'Brien
Education Food is still short in Seattle lunchrooms, three weeks after start of school The food is bad and there's not enough of it, lunchroom managers say Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
Education Seattle students protest superintendent's decision on Climate Strike Seattle Public Schools students are protesting the superintendent’s decision to not excuse their absences if they attend Friday’s Climate Strike. Ann Dornfeld
Education Seattle School Board to appoint new member to vacant seat The Seattle School Board is scheduled to vote Wednesday on an open seat after a director stepped down early. The position covers southeast Seattle, where most public school students are children of color. Ann Dornfeld
Education 'She did what she had to do.' A school board finalist reckons with a complicated past On Thursday morning last week, a mom asked Emijah Smith for help. Isolde Raftery
Health 1 doctor, 2 million patients: Mental health care in Africa The U.S. and Mozambique might not be as different as you might think. John O'Brien