Charla Bear
Education ReporterCharla joined us in January, 2010 and is excited to be back in Seattle after several years in Washington, DC, where she was a director and producer for NPR. Charla has reported from three continents and several outlets including Marketplace, San Francisco Chronicle and NPR. She has a master of journalism from University of California, Berkeley and a bachelor's degree in architecture from University of Washington.
Charla's most memorable public radio moment: “Sitting alone in a room with a convicted murderer who had just been paroled. The only thing between us was a microphone, as he told me how he had transformed his life and become a priest.”
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Hundreds of high school students are rallying at the University of Washington in protest of cuts to education. They walked out of their classrooms this…
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iPads are probably on a lot of people’s wish lists this holiday season, including teachers. Educators say the tablet devices allow them to reach students…
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A new study is shedding some light on a long-debated question about Native Americans. Just how much smaller was the indigenous population in North and…
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Young people in Seattle are committing fewer violent crimes than they did a couple of years ago – especially in areas that, historically, have had the…
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Teachers across the state plan to protest cuts to public schools on the first day of the legislature’s special session to shore up the budget.Hundreds of…
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"...There are ideas out there other than cutting.”College students will descend on Olympia today as the legislature kicks off a special session to tackle…
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The ability to smoke a cigarette on college campuses is becoming a subject for the history books.Several colleges in the Pacific Northwest have banned…
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Occupy Seattle demonstrators are back at Seattle Central Community College this morning after a largely peaceful protest in the University District last…
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Have you ever wondered what a Seattle police officer does all day? You’re not alone.The department says it typically has long waiting lists of people who…
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It’s been more than a quarter century since high school graduation requirements changed in our state. Now, the board of education has voted to increase…