by Beth Holmes | Jan 16, 2023 | News, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Holding social media accountable for the behavior they reward is why several Seattle schools are suing Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat, and YouTube. The role of social media in public behavior has become increasingly concerning in the last few years, brought into the...
by Beth Holmes | Dec 13, 2021 | News, Teacher Issues
Teacher burnout is driving schools around the country to pull back a little from full-time in person learning. In mid-November, all Detroit public schools and a school district in Utah announced that through the rest of the calendar year, Fridays would be virtual...
by Supporting Education | Jan 4, 2019 | News, Student Issues
Food safety is a hot topic in the news this winter, in the wake of a multi-state outbreak of E. coli presumed to be linked to romaine lettuce, and the nationwide caution against eating romaine coming from California. Every restaurant and grocery store around the...
by Supporting Education | Nov 14, 2018 | News, Student Issues
Washington State is heavily invested in improving educational equity, and has been for some time. Two of the state’s student aid programs are among the best in the nation: the College Bound Scholarship, which offers tuition aid for every student who maintains a 2.0...
by Sarah Green | Aug 29, 2016 | News, Student Issues, Teacher Issues
Rainier Beach High School in Seattle doesn’t have the best reputation, but that’s starting to change. Over the last two years, the school has had a 25-point increase in graduation rates, and in spring of 2016, 79% of seniors there graduated, which is higher than the...
