Seattle Public Schools mulls adding police officer to Garfield High
Seattle Public Schools put a moratorium on police in schools in 2020. It is working with police to bring a "school engagement officer" to Garfield...
Denisa R. Superville
Denisa R. Superville covers K-12 education at The Seattle Times.
Seattle district to lift some school enrollment barriers for families
SPS will work to trim school waitlists. Also, children whose parents are deaf can attend programs for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
Seattle superintendent on medical leave months before exit
Seattle Superintendent Brent Jones, who plans to leave the district on Sept. 3., is on medical leave through June.
Why Seattle has a lengthy school waitlist for September VIEW
Seattle has been sending letters to parents saying that it's limiting choice seats at some option schools despite waitlists.
Seattle Public Schools apologizes to deaf and hard of hearing families
Recent lapses at school board meetings are part of a larger pattern of discrimination against families in the Deaf and hard-of-hearing community, some say.
Wins and disappointments for WA schools in this year’s state budget
Washington lawmakers passed an education budget with some wins for special education students, but districts are still in a challenging financial position.
Why whiteboards are heading to the dumpster in Seattle schools
A teacher at Roosevelt High School says the district is wasting usable whiteboards and dumping them in the trash.
Why Seattle won’t let some students into the schools they want to attend
Seattle Public Schools turns away hundreds of students annually who apply to attend option schools. Many of those students have left the district.
A tall order for Seattle’s next superintendent of schools
Parents and taxpayers want to know Seattle Public Schools’ plan to solve its budget woes, improve math and reading scores, boost student enrollment, keep students...
Seattle parents say highly capable services don't measure up across schools
Parents say "highly capable" students receive very different services depending on whether they attend neighborhood schools or are in specialized cohorts.