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An easy A or an incomplete for Seattle’s high school students

Apr 21, 2020, 1:20 PM | Updated: Oct 8, 2024, 6:50 am

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BY KIRO NEWSRADIO NEWSDESK


KIRO Newsradio staff

KIRO Radio’s Dave Ross and reporter Aaron Granillo discuss the decision by Seattle Public Schools to give every high school student an ‘A’ or an ‘incomplete’ grade for the spring semester.

And, President Trump has created another immigration ban, ostensibly to protect American jobs during a coronavirus recovery. But with a key exception in the ban for immigrant workers in the agricultural industry, how many jobs is he really creating?

Listen to the daily COVID-19: Seattle podcast weekday evenings from 6 – 7 p.m. on KIRO Radio, 97.3 FM. Subscribe to the podcast here.

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An easy A or an incomplete for Seattle’s high school students