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The 114-year-old organization says it's rebranding to Scouting America to be more inclusive. The move by the Boy Scouts after a wide-ranging child sex abuse scandal and bankruptcy.
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In the U.S., child care is expensive, government assistance is limited, and daycare openings are sometimes hard to find but the gap seems wider for moms without college degrees.
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Children are back in school in Seattle following a weeklong teachers strike that delayed the start of classes. Seattle Public Schools and the Seattle Education Association announced Monday night that they had reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, and late Tuesday they announced that the union's membership had voted to suspend the walkout pending ratification.
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Teachers in Seattle say they've reached a tentative agreement with the school district on a new contract. The deal means striking teachers and some 50,000 students could return to the classroom soon.
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Seattle Public Schools says it has reached a tentative agreement with the union for teachers who went on strike last week over issues like pay and classroom support. The district said in a statement it would on Tuesday announce an update on when classes would begin.
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Divisions over LGBTQ-related policies have flared recently at several religious colleges in the United States. Now there's been a dramatic new turn at one of the most rancorous battlegrounds – Seattle Pacific University. A group of students, faculty and staff at the Christian university has sued leaders of the board of trustees for maintaining an employment policy barring people in same-sex relationships from full-time jobs.
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More than 6,000 teachers and school staff in Seattle are on strike. Talks between the teachers' union and the school district continued over the weekend but didn't result in an agreement.
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It's the second day of the Seattle teachers strike. KNKX's Vivian McCall talked with educators walking the picket line. They say one of the major sticking points is around special education, special education students and dual language learners.
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Seattle Public Schools canceled Wednesday’s first day of school after teachers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike over issues that include pay, mental health support, and staffing ratios for special education and multilingual students.
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Teachers in Seattle have overwhelmingly voted to authorize a strike as contract talks continue on the eve of the new school year. Seattle Education Association President Jennifer Matter announced Tuesday that 95% of ballots returned by the union's membership favored going on strike absent an agreement with Seattle Public Schools.
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Teachers in the Kent School District are on strike, saying they want higher pay, smaller class sizes and more mental and behavioral support for students. The school year was supposed to start Thursday.
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Billionaire philanthropist MacKenzie Scott donated $38.8 million to Junior Achievement USA and 26 local operations — the largest single gift in its 103-year history — the national education nonprofit announced Tuesday.