Claudia Rowe

Arthur Longworth became a model of redemption. Despite earning policy and legal support, it was still incredibly difficult to get him out of prison.

Studies show charging child support extends family separations and can spur years of debt for parents in poverty. WA is pushing to change the practice.

Hundreds of families owe the state a total of $1.1 million in outstanding detention fees, a practice made legal in WA 45 years ago.

Some want the young teen who killed a man with a car to be tried as an adult. Here's why I think they're wrong.

Without a more nimble approach to COVID contingencies, WA's largest school district risks losing vital state funding — and parent trust.

Echo Glen School is still one of the worst performing schools in the state. We’re not doing enough to change that.

Poor outcomes and disproportionate impacts on kids of color have propelled a once-fringe idea into the mainstream in Washington state.

It’s laudable that the state law focuses on preventing family separations, but is it enough?

A lawsuit claims three teenagers were handcuffed while in isolation, violating the state’s own policies and raising profound moral questions.

The longtime education reporter explains how decades of covering schools shaped the perspective she brings to her new column.