Politics Social workers fleeing troubled foster care system Lousy pay, a toxic workplace and excessive workloads are driving away the people who serve vulnerable kids and their families. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / December 7, 2016
Politics Foster parents abandoning troubled system Washington state lost nearly one in five foster homes between 2008 and 2015 amid complaints of discord and disarray. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / October 27, 2016
Politics 4 fixes for Washington’s foster-care crisis Brandon Fogg, who has experience both as a foster child and foster parent, says foster care needs a celebrity champion. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / September 21, 2016
Equity State’s foster system sets kids up for failure When foster children spend the night in a hotel or in a foster home that agrees to keep them for only one night at a time, they typically don’t make it to school the next day. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / September 20, 2016
Politics Foster Care Crisis More than a decade after the courts ordered the state to clean up its foster care program, kids are still left rootless, vulnerable. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / September 19, 2016
Politics Election shakeup holds promise for Seattle Public Schools Cleveland High School is the site of a parents summit on Saturday (Aug. 20). by Melissa Westbrook / November 17, 2011
Politics Teach for America in Seattle: Tracing the big push from a UW dean Wendy Kopp, founder and chief executive officer of Teach for America (2008). by Melissa Westbrook / June 9, 2011
Politics Ingraham High principal controversy heating up Susan Enfield, Highline School District Superintendent and former Seattle Public Schools Interim Superintendent. by Melissa Westbrook / May 17, 2011
Politics Seattle schools have forgotten to listen to parents Susan Enfield, Highline School District Superintendent and former Seattle Public Schools Interim Superintendent. by Melissa Westbrook / April 12, 2011
Politics City education levy: the good, the bad, and the ugly A student takes a state-mandated test in a California school. by Melissa Westbrook / February 17, 2011