by Ari Robin McKenna
After months of speculation, reaction was muted last week to the Seattle Public Schools (SPS) announcement that it will not close schools in the next two school years as it struggles to meet a projected $104.4 million budget shortfall.
Continue reading No Seattle School Closures for the 2024–2025 School Year, but Staff Reductions on the Horizonby Ari Robin McKenna
The Seattle Public Schools board of directors is facing tough decisions about how to address a $104.4 million funding deficit Superintendent Dr. Brent Jones called “a perfect storm” for the 2024–2025 school year.
Continue reading Seattle Public Schools to Use Parent Engagement, Renewed Budget Process to Determine What Is and Isn’t ‘Sacrosanct’by Ari Robin McKenna
Ongoing negotiations between Seattle Public Schools (SPS) and IUOE Local 302 — the union representing custodial staff, culinary services, school grounds crews, and security workers — could potentially threaten the start of the 2023–2024 school year.
Continue reading Contract for Seattle Public Schools’ Support Staff Expired Thursday, Casting a Pall Over the Start of the School Year
