
Samantha West
Online Editor and Reporter at KUOW-FM (Seattle, WA)
Online editor & reporter @KUOW, Seattle's @NPR station. Former education reporter @ChalkbeatTN, @PostCrescent, @LeaderTelegram. She/her.
Articles
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1 month ago |
kuow.org | Samantha West
The U.S. Department of Education has opened a broad investigation of the Washington state superintendent’s office over its gender-inclusive schools policies.
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1 month ago |
kuow.org | Samantha West
Transgender student athletes, and the schools they play for in Washington, are facing some new uncertainty, as they face conflicting guidance from state and federal officials.
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2 months ago |
kuow.org | Samantha West
The Kennewick School Board has lodged a federal Title IX complaint against Washington state officials. At issue: the state’s current policies that allow transgender students to compete on sports teams consistent with their gender identity.
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2 months ago |
kuow.org | Samantha West
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.
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2 months ago |
m.kuow.org | Samantha West
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.
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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. https://t.co/N6ocHHAZz5

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: https://t.co/gm0fWIaH28

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. https://t.co/JUPBycul8K