Now that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that race cannot be used as a factor in assigning students to schools, family income is likely to play a big role in the Seattle district – in determining...
'Choice' competes with 'predictability' in a proposed new plan for assigning students to buildings. And a former School Board member and journalist thinks choice, the status quo, will probably win.
Civics knowledge can be surprisingly difficult for Americans and immigrants alike. Earlier this month, a group of about 15 strangers challenged themselves to answer questions about U.S. history and...
Kenmore's charismatic mayor, David Baker, has a side gig as an Uber driver. He uses the time to find out what people care about and to let his mind roam.
With old Firehouse 39 in Lake City shuttered to the homeless this winter, nearby churches came together to provide a rotating shelter in its place. Could small-scale, ecumenical response transform the...
Priests used modern media to broaden the discussion of church reform in a Seattle gathering. A Skype conversation with Fr. Helmut Schüller, who founded the Austrian Priests' Initiative, followed a...