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Thursday, April 11th on Urban Forum Northwest:   *Attorney Raymond A. Connell, Jamaica Consul General for the Pacific Northwest comments on his duties which inc

School test scores are creeping up in Washington state — but they still fall far short of pre-pandemic levels, new data shows. Around 40% of students who took the states standardized math …

The new program aims to bring baseball and softball back to schools and communities where there has been displacement or disconnection from the game

Elijah, 9, reflects on 2020: Very bad with all the glitching If kids are sponges for new information, 2020 gave them a lot to absorb, from the coronavirus to a tense election season. Part of Gerald Donaldson’s job is to notice when kids are overwhelmed, and to help them work through it. He’s a family support worker at Leschi Elementary in Seattle. As we close out the year, we asked Donaldson to interview a few students, to see how they’re thinking about this extraordinary time an...

Jadorie, 10, reflects on 2020: ‘I miss everything, except math’ For school kids everywhere, this is a year they will likely never forget. Neither will their parents. But amid all the upheaval for families, it can be tough to know how kids are thinking about this extraordinary time. As a family support worker at Leschi Elementary in Seattle, Gerald Donaldson, has a special seat at the kids’ table, where kids tend to open up about what’s weighing on their minds. This year, he ...

Fifth-grader Miles Jenkins talked with Gerald Donaldson, family support worker at Leschi Elementary School, about his feelings on Donald Trump and the elections. Credit: KUOW Photo/Liz Jones Miles, 10, reflects on 2020: ‘I felt scared of life’ Dec 30, 2020 Just ask Gerald Donaldson, a family support worker at Leschi Elementary in Seattle. This year, he watched kids puzzle though tough issues, from the killing of George Floyd to a heated election. He also sees how i...