10 presumed dead in seaplane crash off Whidbey Island, rescue efforts suspended
Rescue efforts were suspended midday Monday for nine people still missing after a floatplane crashed off Whidbey Island the day before, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. All ten people who were aboard the plane when it crashed Sunday shortly after 3 p.m. are presumed dead. A woman’s body was recovered Sunday shortly after the crash by the first crews to respond, while the other nine people, including a child, remain unaccounted for. The plane, a de Havilland Canada DHC-3 Turbine Otter owned by the charter service Northwest Seaplanes and operated by Friday Harbor Seaplanes, was traveling from Friday Harbor to Renton. Continue reading at The Seattle Times. (Ken Lambert)
‘Tragic outcomes’: Mentally ill face fatal risk with police
Time and time again across the U.S., people experiencing mental health crises are being killed by police, but the exact number remains unknown because of a yawning governmental information gap. The 21st Century Cures Act, passed by Congress with bipartisan votes in 2016, requires the Department of Justice to collect and publish data on how often federal, state and local officers use force, how many times that force ends up being fatal and how often the deceased had a mental illness. But the law doesn’t require police departments to tell the DOJ how many people their officers killed. The FBI tries to collect the statistics, but for the first quarter of this year it estimated that only 40% of all sworn law enforcement agencies submitted use-of-force numbers. That figure is far below the participation level necessary to justify policy changes. Continue reading at The Associated Press. (Craig Mitchelldyer)
Hiring and retaining K-12 teachers: Washington state schools battle shortage
The U.S. Department of Education reports the demand for teachers in special education, technology, bilingual education and math has been constant, but the COVID-19 pandemic only made the shortage worse and upped the competition to recruit teachers. On Aug. 31, U.S. Secretary of Labor Martin Walsh and U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona sent a joint letter to education and workforce leaders with an outline of three recommendations to address the teacher shortage. The letter includes information about establishing high quality paid apprenticeship programs, the benefits of increasing partnerships with workforce and education systems and ensuring teachers are paid a livable and competitive wage. Continue reading at KING5.
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