Tacoma's McCarver Elementary helps boost kids and parents out of poverty
Despite a high population of at-risk youth, there's one thing a pilot group of students at Tacoma's McCarver Elementary don't have to worry about: Where they'll sleep at night.
Judy Lightfoot
Judy Lightfoot writes about how the region's people confront a variety of challenges. She often draws on her weekly one-on-one coffees with individuals sharing our public spaces who are socially isola
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Tech
How nonprofits can thrive in challenging times
The four organizations receiving the Allen Foundation’s first annual Creative Leadership Awards reflect five basic leadership principles.
An award-winning poet learns how to let go
In 'Woodnote,' Christine Deavel's 2012 Washington State Book award-winner, words and their music help us keep alive some things that must pass away. (A Crosscut original video.)
Politics
Federal prison rape law challenges state to do better
The federal Prison Rape Elimination Act standards are aimed at eradicating a national disgrace. Are they being met here at home?
Crosscut: Incubating an ecosystem of citizen journalists
Our subscribers really read what we write - and they write back.