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View MoreUW's Nobel-winning protein lab releases AI model with Nvidia
The University of Washington's Institute for Protein Design released RFD4-Proteina, its first AI protein-design model co-developed with Nvidia, achieving five to 10 times faster results and higher success rates than previous tools.
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View MoreSeattle elementary recess shrinks under new schedule rules
Seattle Public Schools is enforcing stricter instructional-time guidelines at elementary schools, squeezing recess to as little as 30 minutes combined with lunch at some campuses and prompting about a dozen schools to seek schedule waivers.
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View MoreSPS seeks student artists for Memorial Stadium murals
Seattle Public Schools is accepting applications from high school students to design large-scale murals for the new Memorial Stadium, with an Oct. 30 deadline.
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View MoreChatGPT teen safety gaps raise alarms for Seattle schools
A Common Sense Media investigation found OpenAI's ChatGPT for Teens failed to refer users to crisis resources 25% of the time and sent zero parent alerts during hour-long conversations about self-harm, raising questions for Seattle Public Schools families as the district encourages AI use with guardrails.
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View MoreUW task force proposes Allen School split from engineering
A UW task force recommends splitting the Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering from the College of Engineering, citing "significant distrust" and organizational dysfunction, with faculty voting 83-0 to explore independence.
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View MoreSeattle parents face Nov. 3 vote on school records access
Washington's Initiative 001, on the Nov. 3 ballot, would restore the original Parents' Bill of Rights and cut the school records access window from 45 days to 10 business days, sparking a fight between parental-rights advocates and opponents who say the measure endangers vulnerable students.
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View MoreB.F. Day Elementary names permanent principal after staff upheaval
Kristen Eckert, confirmed as B.F. Day Elementary's permanent principal this spring after a year of staff upheaval, is managing larger class sizes with a PTSA-funded tutor grant and a librarian reassigned to kindergarten literacy instruction.
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View MoreSeattle recovery high school earns national accreditation
Seattle Public Schools' Interagency Recovery Campus has earned national accreditation from the Association of Recovery Schools, becoming one of 14 accredited recovery high schools in the country and the only public one in Washington state.
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View MoreShuldiner caps Seattle elementary recess at 30 minutes daily
Superintendent Ben Shuldiner's directive limits elementary recess to 30 minutes districtwide to make room for a new 120-minute literacy block, cutting outdoor time at roughly a quarter of Seattle schools and eliminating flex time teachers used for small-group intervention.
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View MoreUW breaks ground on $231M chemistry building with state funds
The University of Washington began construction on a $231.1 million Chemistry Sciences Building, funded partly by a $129 million state appropriation, that will house labs for sustainable chemistry and quantum science research when it opens in 2029.
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View MoreSeattle paid Talkspace $104,500 a month; 442 youth got care
An investigation first reported by Proof News and The Seattle Times found Seattle's $104,500-per-month Talkspace contract connected just 442 young people with therapy against projections of thousands, while SPS Superintendent Ben Shuldiner announced K-2 classrooms will phase out individual iPads by January 2027.
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View MoreRainier Beach art club creates school's first large mural in years
Rainier Beach High School senior Laureyna Nguyen founded an art club through the Seattle Public Schools Youth Arts Collective that produced the school's first large-scale multicultural mural in nearly a decade.
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View MoreSPS launches 9 community meetings starting Sept. 29
Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Ben Shuldiner is holding nine community engagement meetings across the district from September through May, starting Sept. 29 at Thornton Creek Elementary, with interpretation in five languages and topics drawn from last year's community feedback.
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View MoreSPS gives students AI tools that NYC and LA restricted
Seattle Public Schools gives students access to AI tools that New York City and Los Angeles have restricted, as a Washington state law requiring chatbot mental health safeguards enters its first school year and new data shows millions of young people using AI for emotional support.
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View MoreHedreen auctions $90M in art pledged to Seattle University
Fifty works valued at $90 million from the Hedreen art collection pledged to Seattle University will be auctioned at Sotheby's in November and February, while the planned museum to house the remaining 350-plus pieces has missed its August construction start date with no announced timeline.
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