Board President Liza Rankin suggested delaying the public hearing on the closures scheduled for December at last week’s School Board meeting, at which many residents testified against the preliminary closure proposal. Parents said they were relieved their schools won’t close next year. But they ...
Seattle Public Schools set to close up to 21 schools next year Striking Seattle teachers at a rally during the third day of their 2022 strike The Seattle Public Schools (SPS) declared at a September 18 public school board meeting its intent to close between 17 and 21 elementary schools next...
After delaying a vote on the issue twice, Seattle Public Schools board members are now urging the state Department of Health to begin a review to add the COVID-19 vaccine to the list of immunizations required to attend school. During Wednesday’s regular ...
“Leslie fights for students, making sure the kids are at the heart of everything Seattle Public Schools does.” King County Council member Joe McDermott “She’s a veteran school board member now, with an eye for detail and a take-no-bullshit-from-anyone-including-Timmy’s-mother kind of...
Rajul said the decision to close schools is a “discretionary act and members of a school board cannot be recalled unless they arbitrarily or unreasonably exercised such discretion.” The School Board, she decided, did not make decisions surrounding school closures in an arbitrary or unr...
In a Tight 4-3 Vote, the Seattle School Board Has Voted to Extend a Contract with Coca-Cola That Will Allow the Soda Manufacturer to Continue to Operate Vending Machines in Seattle Public SchoolsIn a tight 4-3 vote, the Seattle School Board has voted to extend a contract with Coca-Cola...
Seattle Public Schools to Layoff 172 Teachers and Staff School Board Ready to Vote on New Student Assignment Plan Gregoire Signs Payday Loan Reform Bill La Belle Noiseuse: Watching the Hand of the Artist City Council Soft-pedals Budget Cuts and Leaves Tough Choices for Mayor ...
Starting Thursday, March 12, Superintendent Denise Juneau and the Seattle School Board will close Seattle Public Schools for a minimum of 14 days as the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) currently guides.This necessary action is an effective way to disrupt widespread infection. ...
The Seattle Public School District is considering renaming a school after the late Al Sugiyama. The school, currently called South Lake High School, would be renamed Alan T. Sugiyama High School at South Lake, if approved. Al Sugiyama’s daughters, Mari and Alysa, wrote in an email that the...
" and they decided to end for the night.School was set to begin Wednesday for 53,000 Seattle Public Schools students. Members of the Seattle Education Association, which represents about 5,000 teachers and support staff, plan to picket at all schools. The union voted to walk out last week...