Some of Seattle’s most at-risk students are getting help with their reading skills, but not from people.
Once a week, service dogs lend their ears to formerly homeless children as they read aloud. It’s become a learning experience for both the kids and canines.
African American students get tutoring and mentorship from The Urban League.
The Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle /
African American kids are more likely than any other students to start their educations in Seattle’s worst public schools. That’s according to a new report from University of Washington researchers. Community groups and school district administrators say it means schools are disproportionately failing kids who already face big hurdles to education.