Crosscut Reports Podcast | These Seattle parents aim to fix school fundraising Season 1 , Episode 30 / June 28, 2023 PTSAs can reduce resource gaps, but also exacerbate inequities among schools. Reporter Venice Buhain shares local efforts to change that.
Culture Black Arts Legacies: Val Thomas-Matson is TV's inspiring auntie On her award-winning show Look, Listen & Learn, this television creator and host uplifts children of color. by Jas Keimig / June 23, 2023
Politics Student activists helped pass Washington’s new assault weapons ban Born on Instagram, the youth-founded and -led Seattle Student Union is working to build safer communities in schools. by Scarlet Hansen / June 9, 2023
Equity Cashmere senior challenges WA schools to speak out against racism Even as educators grapple with starting the discussion, students throughout the state say that racist bullying remains a problem. by Dominick Bonny / June 9, 2023
Culture Black Arts Legacies: Tiffany Wilson’s lyrical soul A poet at heart, this singer/songwriter is inspiring the next generation of Seattle musicians. by Nimra Ahmad / June 9, 2023
Equity Podcast | After high school, what's next for Seattle students? Three education experts discuss how young people can find postgrad success (and it's not a 'one-size-fits-all' approach). by / June 1, 2023
Crosscut Talks Podcast | After high school, what’s next for Seattle students? Season 5 , Episode 7 / June 1, 2023 Three education experts discuss how young people can find postgrad success (and it's not a ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach).
News WA woman launches home schools for Afghan girls kept out of class Marnie Gustavson of Port Orchard has led a Kabul-based organization for 16 years, helping those on the margins of Afghanistan society. by Hal Bernton / May 31, 2023
Equity Podcast | Supporting girls' education in Afghanistan As the Taliban tightens restrictions, Marnie Gustavson's nonprofit finds workarounds. Reporter Hal Bernton shares the WA native's history of advocacy. by Sara Bernard / May 31, 2023
Politics Proposal to eliminate the 'pink tax' fails in the WA Legislature Six Kirkland high school students were advocating for Senate Bill 5171, a proposal to end gender-based pricing. by Crosscut Staff / April 19, 2023
News Without affirmative action, colleges face a tough path to diversity UW has been outlawed from using race as a factor in hiring or admissions since 1998. Soon, a SCOTUS decision could ban the practice nationwide. by Andrew Engelson / April 19, 2023 / Updated at 1:15 p.m. on April 19
Crosscut Reports Podcast | Can higher ed diversify without affirmative action? Season 1 , Episode 20 / April 19, 2023 Reporter Andrew Engelson discusses WA's 1998 ban of the practice, and what UW has done since to increase racial equity on campus.
News Community colleges are failing their students in WA, nationwide One-third of those who enroll in two-year colleges don't graduate, saying bureaucracy and a lack of support keep them from thriving. by Jon Marcus The Hechinger Report / April 10, 2023
News Guards in Vancouver, WA public schools used illegal restraint Records show that security officers continued to use prohibited holds on students over a year after they were banned. by Troy Brynelson Oregon Public Broadcasting / March 21, 2023
Politics Free school lunch for all is off the table, but WA may expand access State lawmakers are considering an extension of the meal program, lowering the threshold for schools to offer free school meals to all students. by Venice Buhain / February 27, 2023
