Politics
From farm to future: Getting small-town kids into tech
For Tyler Thornton, pears, apples and jetliners aren’t so far apart. Thornton, now 22, grew up as a fourth-generation
Jaclyn Zubrzycki
Jaclyn Zubrzycki is a former Crosscut education correspondent.
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Politics
Lawsuit: Teacher pay should be same in rich, poor districts
It may not sound like a problem: In many Washington school districts, local taxpayers chip in to pay teachers salaries
Tech
Who's fixing tech's diversity problems?
The picture is by now familiar: Many tech companies are very white and very male. Women leave tech companies at
Tech
Its workforce graying, industry looks to prep young people for trades
Jonathan Ly wants to work in the aerospace industry some day. Ly, 17, wears his hair in a ponytail and
Tech
Why Washington kids aren’t getting our best jobs
This is the first in a series of stories from Crosscut that will take a look at STEM education in