Larry Delaney is president of the Washington Education Association. We talk about ventilation in classrooms, washing hands, and other concerns teachers have about going back to school.
In the United States, Covid-19 and wildfires are spreading rapidly. Marcie Sillman spoke with Grist climate reporter, Zoya Teirstein, on how wildland firefighters are tackling both.
Yesterday Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan and police chief Carmen Best unveiled their police department funding proposal...nothing close to the 50% cut that activists are demanding. Councilmember Lewis shares his thoughts on the cuts.
One impact of defunding the police is redirecting calls to firefighters. Marcie Sillman spoke to Crosscut’s Lilly Fowler, who’s also been following the story.