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Sami West

@bysamanthawest

Education reporter @KUOW, Seattle's @NPR station. Formerly @ChalkbeatTN, @PostCrescent & more. Proud Midwesterner. She/her. Let's chat: [email protected].

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BREAKING: Seattle Public Schools leaders have named four schools they plan to shutter next year as part of an effort to alleviate a nearly $100 million budget shortfall. kuow.org/stories/4-seat…

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NEW: As Seattle Public Schools faces continued public backlash over proposed school closures, a group of parents is attempting to recall board President Liza Rankin. kuow.org/stories/seattl…

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Breaking: Seattle Public Schools’ plan to shutter four schools next fall is dead — at least for now. kuow.org/stories/seattl…

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Breaking from KUOW's intrepid Ashley Hiruko: Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has officially fired former police chief Adrian Diaz. kuow.org/stories/seattl…

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A must-read from Ashley Hiruko & Isolde Raftery: ‘Beauty and the chief.’ How a secret romance ended former Seattle Police Chief Diaz’s career kuow.org/stories/beauty…

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The @OSPI leader's central message to schools was clear Thursday: Keep students safe, and continue to follow the state constitution, which guarantees every child access to a basic education. ow.ly/ZVsB50UMfvi KUOW Public Radio Sami West #WAedu #WAleg

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Washington’s top education leader says schools shouldn’t make any changes in response to the Trump administration’s recent edict to axe race-based initiatives by the end of the month. kuow.org/stories/we-are…

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WA educators/school staffers/students/families: Have you noticed any changes — concrete policy changes, or a chilling effect — since Trump took office and began his crackdown on DEI? We want to hear from you! kuow.org/stories/how-is…

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Washington state has joined a coalition of 20 other states in a lawsuit seeking to stop President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education. kuow.org/stories/washin…

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Washington state’s top education official is speaking out against President Donald Trump’s long-awaited executive order calling for the dissolution of the U.S. Department of Education. kuow.org/stories/washin…

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Sat down with Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Brent Jones, who reflected on his tenure leading Washington's largest public school district over the last four years, and why he says it's time to leave. More here: kuow.org/stories/politi…

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WA state's governing body for school athletics has determined that proposed rule changes for transgender student athletes would violate state law. That means even if the proposals pass next month, they won't take effect. kuow.org/stories/propos…