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Autistic teen's fatal overdose blamed on hospital

Claiming Children's Hospital dentists prescribed her son a fatal overdose, the mother of a 15-year-old boy who died in March has filed suit.

Why do environmentalists want to keep people from nature?

Joel Connelly: Renowned recreation destinations in the North Cascades National Park are now out-of-reach for anyone with limited time to explore the "American Alps."

Audit: Seattle schools mum on missing property

Computers, projectors and other electronics totaling at least $118,911 have disappeared from Seattle classrooms in recent years, but the school district failed to report the losses, according to a new audit.

New Oregon schools chief stumbles in first month

OLYMPIA -- Randy Dorn barely had time to tie his shoes and put his books away before jumping into his new job as superintendent of public instruction, which may explain why he has stumbled repeatedly during his first month in Olympia.

Obama's stimulus plan would spread help from cradle to college

President Barack Obama is pushing a different type of first aid for the ailing economy, one that sees families and their worries about child care and education as vital to a recovery.

Concerns over school-closing costs

Some residents remain concerned the Seattle School District won't be able to keep newly shuttered buildings from becoming magnets for crime.

Seattle shutters schools

At a Seattle School Board meeting Thursday night, the crowd was asked to either sit or stand against the wall. James Bible, center, president of the local chapter of the NAACP, was escorted from the room. School District officials said he was standing in an aisle and encouraging others to do the same. He was later invited to return but reportedly did not. At the meeting, the board voted to close five of the city's schools and move all or part of eight others.
Amid angry parents, hecklers and much increased security, Seattle School Board members Thursday evening approved a slate of school closures and program relocations that will dramatically reshape the district next fall.

Seattle School closures may bring lawsuit

With just a few days left before the Seattle School Board votes on shutting some schools, closure opponents rallied Sunday, promising to fight -- even if it means taking legal action.

Final Seattle schools closure list set

Seattle schools chief Maria Goodloe-Johnson unveiled her final recommendations for school closures Tuesday, proposing to shutter five schools -- including the Mann building, above -- and relocate eight academic programs.

Violence is a prospect many teens accept

In her 13 years as a seventh-grade teacher in Renton, Esther Rich has collected hours' worth of stories about students who could have been, families that should have been.

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