We’re two weeks into sharing responses from Washington teachers and students to the representation gap we reported on in December. This week, we’re back to...
We’re sharing reactions from students about how the lack of diversity among teachers has affected their education. Stay tuned over the next few weeks for...
The Seattle school district tests the drinking water at each campus at least once every three years. Through early 2018, the results of those tests showed 53...
Coincidentally, the image was published just before educators and students were to launch next week's Black Lives Matter at School initiative, a series of events...
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing the reactions and experiences that teachers and students shared with us about diversity — or lack thereof —...
In Clark County, the disparity between the number of teachers and students of color is steep. But in recent years, Washington state has expanded nontraditional...
Seattle, Bellevue and Highline school districts have launched ambitious efforts to recruit more teachers who represent the backgrounds of their students. But these glimmers of...
Washington state’s public-school students are more diverse than ever, but the teacher workforce doesn’t represent them. In some regions, school districts employ only a few...
Data analysis resulted in stories, map and graphics that compare student and teacher diversity in Washington state schools.
A California program was helping more black students earn college credit and graduate, so Highline College replicated it in Washington. Three years later, it's succeeding...
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