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Take the Mic: Black teens speak out about police brutality and racism

So many deaths of Black people at the hands of police in the U.S. Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Eric...

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Some Seattle PTAs are fundraising to help families with rent and basic needs

In normal times, parent teacher student associations fundraise to pay for things like field...

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Some Seattle PTAs are fundraising to help families with rent and basic needs

In normal times, parent teacher student associations fundraise to pay for things like field...

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Tacoma nonprofits are trying to help high school seniors stick with their college plans

Community groups and the Tacoma school district have been trying in recent years to help more...

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Survey shows homeless students need food, technology access and rental assistance

In recent years, students experiencing homelessness or housing instability in Washington have...

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Take the Mic: 12-year-old cheerleader finds joy in ‘pepping people up’ in quarantine

February was a high point for Olawumi Olaniyan. The 12-year-old seventh grader from Heatherwood...

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Shoreline drama students’ virtual ‘Les Misérables’ performance reaches thousands

The coronavirus may have shut down schools, but it hasn’t put a stop to student creativity....

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State superintendent’s work group examines ways to possibly reopen schools in the fall

The statewide school closure to slow the spread of the coronavirus has brought tremendous...

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School districts in Washington are seeing fraudulent claims for unemployment benefits

More than 800,000 people in Washington have filed for unemployment benefits during the pandemic....

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Take the Mic: How smashing a piñata became a joyful memory for one Tacoma family

“My happiest quarantine memory is beating the crap out of a piñata.” That vivid opening line...

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UW's Cauce says fall classes will be in person, but it will be a 'new normal'

Colleges and universities are conducting classes online right now to limit the spread of the...

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A pandemic hasn't stopped 'Lunch Lady Doree' from feeding kids in West Seattle

The kitchen at Denny International Middle School in West Seattle is decked out with strings of...

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School meals are becoming an increasingly important lifeline amid the pandemic

Rosa Rangel showed up 40 minutes early to Kentridge High School in the Kent school district on...

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Pandemic results in big changes to the program training people how to run ventilators

A piece of medical equipment most of us didn’t know much about has now become critically...

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School districts work to sort out how to pay for child care for essential workers

When Gov. Jay Inslee ordered a statewide school closure, he said districts should provide child...

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Take the Mic: Putting athletic dreams on hold during the pandemic

We've all had to give up parts of our lives as we stay home to slow the COVID-19 pandemic....

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Seattle Public Schools adopts temporary grading policy for high school students

Schools across the state have had to make a major shift to remote learning amid the coronavirus...

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Advocates push for incarcerated youth to be released to protect them from coronavirus

Under pressure from a lawsuit and after a large protest at a prison in Monroe, Washington state...

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Take the Mic: Pandemic life from the view of a 7-year-old and her older sister

The coronavirus pandemic has turned all of our lives upside-down. But what is it like to live...

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Washington schools close the rest of the academic year, distance learning will continue

Gov. Jay Inslee said there will be no more in-person instruction for the rest of the school year,...

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