Emerald City Wire
Local news serving Northwest Seattle
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Education
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Education
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Education
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Education
View MoreSeattle students taste-test teriyaki salmon as free meals launch
Seattle Public Schools launched universal free breakfast and lunch for all students this school year, with a taste-testing event at Montlake Elementary showcasing new menu items like yakisoba and pickled blueberries, funded by roughly $8.3 million from the city's education levy and an affordable housing surplus.
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View MoreSeattle University drops quarters for semesters in 2027
Seattle University will switch from quarters to semesters starting in summer 2027, stretching academic terms and changing when its 7,000-plus students arrive and leave the Capitol Hill and First Hill neighborhoods.
Education
View MoreSeattle schools serve free meals to every student this fall
Every Seattle Public Schools student gets free breakfast and lunch each school day starting with the 2026-27 school year, and families are urged to complete the CNEEB application to unlock additional school funding and student benefits.
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View MoreTreasury rule threatens tax-exempt status at 18,000 schools
The Trump administration proposed regulations that could strip tax-exempt status from up to 18,000 private schools nationwide offering race-conscious scholarships or support programs, with potential impacts on Seattle-area private schools and universities.
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View MoreLakeside grad sends $50,000 Google prize to Rainier Beach High
Lakeside School graduate Kameirah Johnson redirected a $50,000 Google Doodle technology prize to Rainier Beach High School, the Seattle public school with the highest share of Black students.
Education
View MoreSeattle teachers report progress as midnight strike deadline nears
Seattle teachers report promising progress after bargaining past 1 a.m., with a strike deadline of 11:59 p.m. Tuesday and school set to open Wednesday for roughly 50,000 students.
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View MoreSeattle calls in federal mediator as teacher strike looms Wednesday
Seattle Public Schools called in a federal mediator Sunday, Aug. 30, after contract talks with the Seattle Education Association broke down Saturday night, with school set to open Wednesday for about 50,000 students and a strike looming if no deal is reached by Tuesday.
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View MoreUW student wins Marconi Award for AI hearing tech
UW Ph.D. student Malek Itani won the 2026 Marconi Society Paul Baran Young Scholar Award for developing on-device AI that gives earbuds real-time sound separation, and his Seattle startup Hearvana raised $6 million to commercialize the technology.
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View MoreSeattle teachers to vote on strike authorization Wednesday
Seattle Education Association members vote Wednesday on whether to authorize a strike, with the current contract expiring Aug. 31 and school set to start Sept. 2.
Education
View MoreSPS empathy program seeks volunteer instructors and babies
Roots of Empathy, a classroom program operating in Seattle Public Schools since 2007, is recruiting volunteer instructors and families with young babies for an expanded 2026-27 school year starting Sept. 2.
Education
View More420 kids wait for Seattle preschool spots as voucher fix delayed a year
Seattle's preschool program adds 100 seats per year and extends hours starting in September, but a voucher program meant to help 420 wait-listed families — 40% of them in West Seattle, South Park and Delridge — won't launch until fall 2027 after councilmembers delayed it over equity concerns.
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View MoreFamily: SPS ignored safety plan before student's shooting
A tort claim filed against Seattle Public Schools alleges the district violated a written safety plan for Tra'veiah Houfmuse, a 17-year-old Rainier Beach High School senior shot and killed at a bus stop on Jan. 30, raising accountability questions about safety infrastructure at the Title I school.
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View MoreSEA president faces recall after SPS finds she likely harmed student
Nearly 600 Seattle Education Association members have signed a petition to recall newly elected president Ibijoke Idowu after an SPS investigation found she likely injured a student with autism at Rising Star Elementary, creating a leadership crisis weeks before a contract deadline that could trigger a strike.
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View MoreFederal funding threat over transgender protections puts Seattle south end schools at greatest risk
The U.S. Department of Education demanded Thursday, July 30, that Washington revise its transgender student protections or risk losing federal funding, putting Title I dollars at south end Seattle schools like Rainier Beach, Cleveland STEM, and Garfield in jeopardy as State Superintendent Chris Reykdal publicly defied the order.
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View MoreSeattle council votes 9-0 to fund free meals at all SPS schools this fall
The Seattle City Council voted 9-0 on July 28 to fund free breakfast and lunch for all SPS students starting this fall, closing a gap at 53 schools that disproportionately serve south Seattle families; a final Finance Committee vote on August 4 will determine how the first year is paid for.
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