Kyle Stokes
Kyle Stokes covers the issues facing kids and the policies impacting Washington's schools forKPLU.
Kyle joined KPLU after nearly three years covering education in Bloomington, Ind., where he helped launch a reporting collaboration between NPR and member station WFIU. His work for that project, called StateImpact Indiana, earned him a National Edward R. Murrow Award from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA), along with recognitions from the Online News Association and Public Radio News Directors Incorporated (PRNDI).
Kyle earned his degree from the Missouri School of Journalism. He worked in Columbia, Mo., as a producer for NPR member stationKBIAand a reporter for NBC affiliateKOMU. He graduated in 2011.
The Minneapolis native is hopelessly devoted to his Minnesota Twins — sorry, M's fans. Try your luck hooking him on the Sounders, though.
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Extreme heat across California is causing trouble in schools. It's straining aging air conditioning systems, making recess dangerous and highlighting ventilation problems in many classrooms.
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Los Angeles schools will now teach both American Sign Language and spoken English to younger students. The policy change is meant to correct a history of suppressing ASL. But some say it goes too far.
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The Los Angeles Unified School District voted Thursday to require students 12 and older to be vaccinated against COVID-19. The board said the vote was about protecting students, not violating rights. -
Los Angeles reached an agreement with teachers to reopen schools as soon as April 19. The plan involves all teachers being vaccinated first. It's unclear how many parents will send their kids back.
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Los Angeles and San Diego public schools announced on Monday that they will be starting the school year remote-only in August as coronavirus cases rise in Southern California.
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Two students are dead and several others injured after a school shooting on Thursday in Santa Clarita, Calif. The shooter, himself a student, is in grave condition.
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On the sixth day of the Los Angeles teachers strike, the school district and union leaders announced that they had reached a tentative agreement. Schools reopen Wednesday.
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Leaders of LA's teachers union have made class-size reduction a centerpiece of their negotiations. But researchers disagree on whether high price of smaller classes is worth it. -
The union wants smaller class sizes, and more nurses, librarians and counselors, among other things. The nation's second largest school district last saw a teacher strike nearly 30 years ago. -
After nearly a week of marching for better pay and more say in how students are evaluated, Seattle teachers reached a tentative contract agreement with the school district Tuesday.
