Schools And Education

Seattle Now

Seattle Now: Students left behind by online learning

More than a month into the online school year, it's clear many students are struggling. Students with disabilities have been largely left behind.

KUOW Newsroom

How the sex education referendum made it to your ballot, and what it means

‘This is a wide-ranging proposal. It's a comprehensive sex education mandate in K-12 public schools.’

KUOW Newsroom

Mr. D and his ‘babies.’ A veteran educator and the toughest year of his career

He's wrestled with retirement for years but hangs on for more students he wants to see graduate, or families who need just a little more time to find stability.

RadioActive

My aunt helps immigrant students get the type of education she deserved as a child

My aunt, Regina Elmi, came to the United States from Somalia by way of Kenya in 1996. At that time, multilingualism was not encouraged for immigrant children like her. So she lost the ability to speak her native languages of Swahili and Somali. As an adult, my aunt realized her biggest regret was this loss of language. So she works to bridge the gap between educators and families to help immigrant children embrace their culture, at home and in schools.

RadioActive

‘College is a way to survive.’ Advice from a first-gen college student

Karishma Vahora is a senior at the University of Washington and the first person in her family to go to college. She is also my best friend's older sister. I will apply to college in a few years, so I asked Karishma about her experience navigating the college admissions process, and the lessons she learned along the way.

'Good but glitchy.' A kids’ view of remote school, from a Central District youth center

Glitchy computers. Distracted students. Overbooked parents. Seattle families are still troubleshooting daily routines and challenges, nearly a month into remote school.

RadioActive

This Seattle high school principal says 'adults need to learn how to listen deeply to youth'

Nova High School principal Eyva Winet is working to amplify youth voices, like mine, in any way they can. As a non-binary high school student, I have learned so much about myself and the power of my own voice from Eyva.

RadioActive

From software engineer to full-time homeschool mom

Some people may think that homeschooling is only for celebrities or the reclusively religious, but my family doesn’t fall into either category. After 10 years of homeschooling I’ve just graduated high school. I talked with my mom about why she gave up a career in software engineering to homeschool me and my brother.

RadioActive

My Federal Way teacher is a role model to students of color like me

For students of color, having a teacher with the same race or ethnicity has shown to improve test scores and reduce the likeliness of disciplinary issues. Yet only 20% of educational leaders in the United States are people of color. Jeffrey Forbes Jr. is my teacher and basketball coach at Decatur High School in Federal Way. But more than that, he is my role model.

RadioActive

My brother’s move to a new school, from South Africa to SeaTac

The start of a new school year is often met with nervous excitement. With many schools moving to online learning this year, students are adjusting to new learning environments. RadioActive youth producer Kouther Ahmed spoke to her brother about his transition from middle school to high school -- and his transition from South Africa to SeaTac.