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Friday Politics: Teachers can get vaccines but school’s still out in Seattle

Governor Jay Inslee added teachers, childcare workers, grocery workers and others in essential roles to the list of those eligible to receive the Covid vaccinations. Meanwhile, political hopefuls are getting a line of their own.
By
Angela King

Katie Campbell

Mar 05, 2021 at 8:31 am
The Record

March 2 | How Covid-safe can schools be?

Vaccine updates, school safety in the time of Covid, and a pod of grey whales take temporary residence in Puget Sound
By
Bill Radke

Mar 02, 2021 at 3:48 pm
KUOW Newsroom

This week in politics: Seattle races are quiet ... too quiet?

It’s been a quieter week in local politics - some would say, too quiet.
By
Angela King

Katie Campbell

Feb 26, 2021 at 9:16 am
The Record

February 23rd | Reopening schools may not be the right decision for all

A conversation about education equity as schools prepare to reopen during the pandemic, and our weekly update with King County Executive Dow Constantine.
By
Bill Radke

Feb 23, 2021 at 3:34 pm
KUOW Newsroom

WA Covid testing program could teach us more about the virus in schools

A new partnership with Seattle Children's Hospital will bring 300,000 rapid Covid-19 tests to elementary schools in ten districts in March. Seattle Children's Hospital will collect and analyze the data collected to inform a return to classrooms across the country.
By
Katie Campbell

Angela King

Feb 23, 2021 at 9:44 am
Week In Review

Re-opening schools and closing grocery stores, this week

Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Kiro7 reporter Essex Porter, host of Civic Cocktail on the Seattle Channel Joni Balter, and tech correspondent for the New York Times, Karen Weise.
By
Bill Radke

Sarah Leibovitz

Feb 19, 2021 at 1:57 pm
Seattle Schools to stop using fossil fuels in 20 years

Seattle Public Schools aims to stop using fossil fuels in the school district’s buildings and buses in the next 20 years. Though that timeline is half as ambitious as a citywide one adopted by Seattle in 2019, backers say it’s the first school district in Washington to commit to phasing out fossil fuels.
By
John Ryan

Feb 12, 2021 at 8:21 am
The Record

February 9th | Despite a delay in staff vaccination, public schools prepare to resume in-person learning

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal discusses issues of vaccine eligibility, student and staff health, and education equity as some Washington school districts prepare for in-person learning. King County Executive Dow Constantine and King County's Public Health Officer Jeff Duchin answer your questions about the latest count COVID-19 updates.
By
Bill Radke

Feb 09, 2021 at 4:38 pm
KUOW Newsroom

Legislative lookahead: Deadline looms for bills unrelated to budget

The first big deadline of Washington's Legislative session is coming up. That's when non-budget related bills need to pass out of committee - if they're going to survive to see another day.
By
Paige Browning

Austin Jenkins

Feb 08, 2021 at 9:15 am
Engage

Whitewashing of Asian Students and the Report that Launched a Reckoning

A school district sparked fury after grouping Asian and white students together. The message was clear: 'person of color' meant underperforming.
By
Kristin Leong

Feb 05, 2021 at 8:03 pm