Venice Buhain is Cascade PBS' associate news editor. She previously covered education at Crosscut, and also worked for KING 5, The Seattle Globalist and TVW News. You can follow her on Twitter
Education reporter Venice Buhain was impressed by the willingness of families to share their complex reasons for staying in or leaving their public schools.
In particular, families of children with disabilities have long advocated for improved access to language interpreters at schools.
At issue is whether Bremerton School District or a football coach violated the First Amendment.
As students leave publicly funded K-12 classrooms, families tell Crosscut what's influencing their decision.
State education spending has decreased by $900M as enrollment dropped during the pandemic.
