Sami West is a journalist for KUOW Public Radio, specializing in local news in the Seattle area. With a focus on education and social issues, Sami covers stories that impact the community, including school closures, mental health funding, and educational policies.
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Sami West's reporting predominantly focuses on education, with a specific emphasis on local educational issues in Seattle and Washington state. Given this focus, she is likely to be interested in pitches that relate to education policy and developments within the Seattle school district and broader Washington state educational system.
Sami frequently includes government announcements and data citations in her coverage, indicating an interest in official sources of information as well as statistical evidence supporting educational trends or policies. Pitches offering expert commentary from educators, policymakers, or researchers with insights into local education issues would align well with Sami’s reporting focus.
Pertinent topics for pitches might include but are not limited to school closures, student mental health initiatives within schools, academic performance trends supported by data analysis, funding challenges for special education programs in the region or any other newsworthy developments related to Seattle Public Schools specifically or Washington state’s educational system more broadly.
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1 of 9 Parents confront Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Brent Jones before a ‘Well Resourced-Schools Community Meeting’ on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at Roosevelt high school in Seattle.
By: Sami West
In the wake of the pandemic, enrollment in private and home schools has soared in Washington state and across the country. How much are those shifts contributing to Seattle Public Schools' declining enrollment — and the budget crisis that comes with it?
In the wake of the pandemic, enrollment in private and home schools has soared in Washington state and across the country. How much are those shifts contributing to Seattle Public Schools' declining enrollment — and the budget crisis that comes with it?
By: Sami West
A Seattle middle school is launching a new program to crack down on students using cell phones in class.
By: Sami West
Pastor James E. Sears III speaks to a crowd at Garfield High School on Thursday, June 13, 2024, during a unity walk in honor of Amarr Murphy Paine, a 17-year-old Garfield high school student that was shot and killed at school, in Seattle.
By: Sami West
Seattle school leaders are planning safety and security improvements for next school year, in the wake of a shooting at Garfield High School that left a student dead and the community reeling.
By: Sami West
Parents confront Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Brent Jones before a meeting about the proposed closure of 20 elementary schools on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at Roosevelt high school in Seattle.
Erin MacDougall holds a sign while attending an ‘All Together for Seattle Schools’ rally ahead of a Seattle Public Schools school closures meeting on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at Roosevelt high school in Seattle.
By: Sami West
Students arrive for the first day of school on Wednesday, Sept 6, 202.3, at Daniel Bagley Elementary School in Seattle.
By: Sami West
Despite the one-two punch of a ransomware attack over Memorial Day weekend — then the Crowdstrike software outage last week — Seattle Public Library officials say all services should be back wi
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