Equity
The Parents Union: A new force for education reform?
Former Microsoft exec Scott Oki is tackling education reform through a pioneering new concept — a union for parents.
Collin Tong
Collin Tong is a correspondent for Crosscut and University Outlook magazine. He served as guest lecturer at the Edward R. Murrow College of Communication at Washington State University. His new boo
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Culture
Lessons from infamy: maintaining Seattle's memory of Chinese expulsion
Some 125 years ago, Seattle and Tacoma erupted in an outburst of lawless, violent racism directed at immigrants.
Culture
How Asian Americans finally moved beyond the ID
For many years, the law proved a barrier to moving out of a narrowly confined community. Then, the law itself made a difference in opening wider opportunities.
Politics
The troubling lack of public will for reform of Washington schools
Community leaders are taking a closer look at the crisis-ridden Seattle and Washington public schools, where the achievement gap is widening. A key problem is the lack of sufficient pressure from parents and citizens to demand better schools.