Grieving the loss of housing and my mother while navigating college as a foster youth
Esther Taylor, a graduating senior at Walla Walla University, shares her story about losing her mother and navigating higher education as a foster youth.
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I was a foster youth, and my high school didn’t prepare me for higher education
Nelly Braxton, a Shoreline Community College student, shares her experiences living as a foster youth and struggling to find support in school.
Community college leader says state is not doing enough to help low-income students
After more than four decades of working in Washington state's higher education system, Jan Yoshiwara, retiring director of the state's community colleges, says her calling...
Student Voices: Social Emotional Learning can create a culture of understanding in schools
There must be genuine, continual efforts on behalf of schools to explore methods of integrating Social Emotional Learning into school culture and awareness.
Student Voices: Why we need to teach gender as a spectrum
Most transphobia stems from a lack of understanding of what it means to be trans or genderqueer. Providing comprehensive education on gender identity to all...
Fed up with lackluster reading scores, Wenatchee schools turned to science WATCH
In Wenatchee, some students made it to the third grade without knowing the alphabet, and teachers didn't have the tools to intervene. So two years...
New leader takes reins at Seattle Schools with a markedly different style VIEW
A self-described introvert, Seattle's new superintendent, Brent Jones, has taken on what many say is one of the toughest public service jobs in the city.
Four young Seattle actors recast their aspirations amid the pandemic
As in-person productions return during the pandemic, four young Seattle actors share their trepidations and hopes for getting back on track.
‘Remarkable’ student-led group puts a new spin on STEM with free classes in Bellevue and beyond
STEM Academy, a student-led nonprofit, provides free science, tech, engineering and math classes to encourage underrepresented students to pursue the field.