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LEFT: Liza Rankin (Nonpartisan) is a candidate for District 1 member of the Seattle Board of Directors in Washington. Rankin is running in the primary on August 6, 2019. The general election is November 5, 2019.

RIGHT: Eric Blumhagen (Nonpartisan) is a candidate for District 1 member of the Seattle Board of Directors in Washington. Blumhagen is running in the primary on August 6, 2019. The general election is November 5, 2019.

October 24, 2019 at 5:00 am

Here’s what’s at stake in 2 North Seattle School Board races

Newcomers campaigning for two open school board seats say they'd prioritize transparency and community engagement.

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October 14, 2019 at 6:51 pm

Seattle University students, faculty pushing back after Planned Parenthood removed from student health-resources list

A Virginia-based anti-abortion student group is pressing schools to cut ties with Planned Parenthood. Only SU has done so, according to the group.

October 14, 2019 at 5:00 am

California approved nearly $500M in emergency aid for community-college students. Could Washington be next?

In Washington, community-college officials are excited for the growing attention to emergency assistance programs.

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October 11, 2019 at 11:59 am

3 workers injured when gas line ignites in North Seattle

Firefighters responded to reports of a natural-gas leak Friday morning. A gas line ignited, shooting off high flames, which continued to burn for more than...

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October 8, 2019 at 5:00 am

Seattle students are not learning that 'math is racist.' They're discussing identity and race in many courses

Several online critics voiced their disapproval last week, insisting that Seattle schools were trying to politicize a subject that often serves as a universal language...

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October 4, 2019 at 5:00 am

School supplies pour in for Washington state teachers, thanks to national social media trend #ClearTheLists

Over the summer, a trending hashtag fueled a huge teacher fundraiser, allowing educators across the nation to get school supplies they desperately needed. But will...

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Okanogan Fire District 3 Assistant Chief Christian Johnson was critically injured while fighting the 142-acre Spring Coulee Fire south of Okanogan on Sept. 1. Johnson suffered burns to 60% of his body and was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where he is in a medically induced coma in the intensive care unit.

October 3, 2019 at 11:49 am

Okanogan County firefighter severely burned in blaze dies at Seattle hospital

Christian Johnson, 55, suffered severe burns on Sept. 1 while fighting the Spring Coulee fire south of Okanogan.

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Students listen as head teacher Hannah Kinney reads to them in their three-hour outdoor preschool program, Tiny Trees Preschool, at Camp Long in West Seattle Thursday, September 26, 2019. The school is essentially normal preschool, it just takes place outside.

Washington state will be the first state to officially license outdoor preschools this fall. The increasingly popular outdoor preschool learning model affects childrenâ€™s health (particularly childhood obesity) and their mental/academic success. Tiny Trees Preschool has 12 locations in Seattle.

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October 2, 2019 at 5:00 am

Learning in nature: Washington becomes first in the country to license outdoor preschools VIEW

Outdoor preschools are becoming more popular nationwide, encouraging kids to spend more time in nature. Washington just became the first state in the country to...

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September 30, 2019 at 12:01 am

School stats: How are Washington’s homeless students faring academically compared to their housed peers?

It's disappointing, but it's not a surprise. That's the response many experts and activists had to new data on student homelessness in Washington state. The...

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In this Friday, May 17, 2019 photo, Starr Roden, left, a registered nurse and immunization outreach coordinator with the Knox County Health Department, administers a vaccination to Jonathan Detweiler, 6, at the facility in Mount Vernon, Ohio. States are debating whether to make it more difficult for students to avoid vaccinations for religious or philosophical reasons amid the worst measles outbreak in decades, but children using such waivers are outnumbered in many states by those who give no excuse for lacking shots.Data reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a majority of unvaccinated or undervaccinated kindergartners in 10 of 27 states reporting were allowed to enroll in school without any exemption. ((AP Photo/Paul Vernon) OHPV102

September 29, 2019 at 5:00 am

Thousands of Washington students could soon be barred from school as families fail to comply with new vaccination law

A new law stops families from citing personal or philosophical beliefs to excuse their kids from the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine. To skip immunizations, they can...

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