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    May 17, 2023 at 6:00 am

    Students asked for mental health resources, Seattle responds with $4.5M

    The partnership has allowed the city's school district to hire extra staff and do trauma-informed trainings.

    • Education Lab
    Mother Tsedale Woldemariam, center, attends a vigil outside Ingraham High School to honor her son Ebenezer Haile, 17, who was shot and killed at school last November, in Seattle on Wednesday April 26, 2023. 
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    May 8, 2023 at 6:00 am

    Safety concerns linger six months after teen killed at Ingraham High

    Seattle's school superintendent made promises to improve safety after a shooting at Ingraham High, but parents say the district isn't sharing information about the progress.

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    Amazon will work with Seattle Public Schools to ship laptops directly to students, who will keep them. The school district will prioritize distribution of laptops to elementary students who don’t have access to a device at home. Above, Seattle Public Schools headquarters in the Sodo neighborhood. (Brandon Garcia / The Seattle Times)
    May 3, 2023 at 6:27 pm

    How Seattle Schools plans to solve its financial crisis

    Seattle Public Schools has solved its financial worries by cutting staff in schools and the central office, eliminating programs, and using rainy day funds.

    • Education Lab
    May 1, 2023 at 6:00 am

    Seattle middle school reels as 2 cherished programs are eliminated

    Students, parents, and educators worry the changes happening at a Seattle middle school will have a ripple effect on Garfield's jazz band and impact STEM...

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    Family – including aunt Marta Woldemariam, center – students and community march near Ingraham High School to honor Ebenezer Haile, 17, who was shot and killed at school last November, in Seattle on Wednesday April 26, 2023. 223683
    April 26, 2023 at 2:54 pm

    Students, family hold vigil for Ingraham High student shot in November VIEW

    Nearly six months after a fatal shooting at Ingraham High School, family and friends of the 17-year-old victim gathered to honor his life.

    • Education Lab
    Flowers decorate a stump outside to remember a fallen student at Ingraham High School Wednesday afternoon in Seattle, Washington on November 9, 2022.
    April 21, 2023 at 4:08 pm

    Police confiscate gun student brought to Ingraham High School

    A Seattle Public Schools student will be disciplined for bringing a gun to Ingraham High School nearly six months after a student was shot and...

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    Hundreds of parents and students protested the reduction of arts programs and special education programs at the Edmonds School District board meeting on Tuesday night. The district is facing a need to reduce their budget by almost $12 million dollars.
    April 21, 2023 at 6:00 am

    WA schools face possible closures, cuts to music and clubs

    Washington school districts are beginning to close schools, make cuts to teacher salaries and the arts because of money problems and falling enrollment.

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    At the end of the school day, Principal Mason Skeffington helps direct traffic and pedestrian crossings at Alki Elementary School Tuesday, March 28, 2023. 
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    April 4, 2023 at 6:00 am

    Seattle may close schools, but one is expanding — and neighbors aren't happy

    An expansion of Alki Elementary School has West Seattle community members questioning why the school is being remodeled when student enrollment is declining.

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    March 23, 2023 at 11:14 am

    Shoreline College website hacked; officials investigating

    The Shoreline College website has been hacked. Officials are investigating. The campus remains open, but the website and campus Wi-Fi are down.

    • Education Lab
    Memorial Stadium is seen from the air, Tuesday, March 21, 2023, in Seattle, with Climate Pledge Arena and Puget Sound in the background. District and city officials are looking for bids to take on the project of tearing down and rebuilding the Memorial Stadium, that has long been owned by Seattle schools.
    March 22, 2023 at 6:00 am

    Seattle’s new Memorial Stadium could host pro sports, officials say

    The aging stadium, built in 1947, could be redeveloped into a venue for pro sports, concerts and cultural events, in addition to student sports and...

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