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Latest reporting from the Education desk.
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View MorePacific Northwest Ballet leases 20,000 square feet in SODO for $12.2 million school campus
Pacific Northwest Ballet signed a 20,671-square-foot lease at SODO's Track Six building for a $12.2 million school campus that will serve 500-600 students starting fall 2027, filling a major vacancy in the industrial building.
Education
View MoreFree breakfast and lunch for every Seattle student back on track after council reversal
Three Seattle City Council members proposed funding universal free school meals through the city's general fund starting fall 2026, reversing a one-day-old vote to delay the program by a year, with a committee vote scheduled for Tuesday, August 4.
Education
View MoreSPS replaces regional school oversight with seven grade wide directors
Superintendent Ben Shuldiner announced July 20 that Seattle Public Schools will replace its regional school supervision model with seven Executive Directors organized by grade band, naming all seven administrators who will oversee principals starting in the 2026-27 school year.
Education
View MoreWashington cuts 2,000 free pre-K spots and adds fees for the first time
Washington lawmakers slashed about 2,000 spots from the state's free Transition to Kindergarten pre-K program and authorized schools to charge sliding-scale fees, raising urgent questions for Seattle families in south end neighborhoods where kindergarten readiness gaps are widest.
Education
View MoreFree school meals at 53 Seattle schools delayed one year as council redirects $3.9M
Seattle Council President Joy Hollingsworth's July 8 amendments to the $1.3 billion FEPP Levy plan would delay free school meals at 53 schools and pause preschool vouchers for one year, redirecting nearly $4 million toward food vouchers for low-income families amid uncertainty over the state Millionaires Tax.
Education
View MoreSDOT lists new stop signs, speed cushions, crosswalks for nine West Seattle school routes
SDOT released a list of Safe Routes to School projects completed or under construction in 2026 at nine West Seattle schools, including new all-way stops, speed cushions, and marked crosswalks near Roxhill Elementary, Highland Park Elementary, and Denny International Middle School in Delridge.
Education
View MoreState proposes mandatory senior-year course on financial aid and résumés
State Superintendent Chris Reykdal proposed a mandatory yearlong "Postsecondary Launch Course" for all Washington high school seniors covering résumé-building, voter registration, and financial aid; if approved by the 2027 Legislature, it would take effect in 2030-31, raising implementation questions for Seattle schools that already do some of this work informally.
Education
View MoreSeattle's $1.3 billion education levy plan goes to committee Wednesday with equity benchmarks in question
The Seattle City Council's FEPP Levy committee meets Wednesday, July 8, for the first session where amendments can be introduced to the $1.3 billion spending plan, after council staff flagged the absence of explicit equity targets for south end schools.
Education
View MoreSPS spent $26,400 on illegal street barriers outside its SODO headquarters
Seattle Public Schools spent $26,400 on unpermitted concrete barriers outside its SODO headquarters, coordinating with the city's Unified Care Team while bypassing SDOT, raising accountability questions as the district faces budget pressures affecting south end schools.
Education
View MoreCrumb-rubber turf removal begins at Nino Cantu for cork and sand surface in fall
Seattle Public Schools began removing crumb-rubber turf at the Nino Cantu Southwest Athletic Complex in Delridge on June 18, replacing it with a cork-and-sand surface that SPS says reduces head trauma risk and eliminates microplastic runoff harmful to salmon, with completion expected before school starts.
Education
View MoreRainier Beach's homework help, multilingual story time at risk if $480M library levy fails
Seattle voters will decide on a $480 million library levy on Tuesday, August 4, 2026, that funds one-third of SPL's operating budget through 2033; south end branches serving students at Title I schools like Rainier Beach, Cleveland, and Aki Kurose provide tutoring, homework help, and digital access that under-resourced PTSAs cannot replicate.
Education
View MoreMiddle College High School's Seattle Central campus closes after board vote with no public hearing
The Seattle School Board's May 13 closure of Middle College High School's Seattle Central campus, approved without a public hearing, drew public testimony at the June 3 board meeting from community member Chris Jackins, who noted the 30-day appeal window. No transition plan for affected students has been released.
Education
View MoreRainier Beach High School produces Gates Scholar and dozens of 2026 scholarship winners
Rainier Beach High School senior M'Bouilee Sidibe earned a Gates Scholarship worth up to $160,000, while more than a dozen classmates at the Title I school collected awards across seven scholarship programs, according to a June 3 Seattle Public Schools announcement.
Education
View More2 Seattle principals win $25,000 grants for advancing equity at their schools
Principals Carrie Wheeler of Viewlands Elementary and Mary McDaniel of Highland Park Elementary each received $25,000 through the Alliance for Education's 2026 Thomas B. Foster Award for Excellence, recognized for advancing educational equity. According to the Alliance's published winners list, no principal from a Queen Anne, Ballard, or Magnolia school has won since Ballard High's Phil Brockman in 2008-2009.
Education
View More$22 million in damages after steam poured from Seattle Central College's roof
Seattle Central College's aging steam heating system malfunctioned early Monday, June 8, sending loud pulses of steam from the Broadway campus roof and drawing a Seattle Fire Department response. No injuries were reported, but the incident highlights the college's stalled $22.4 million plan to replace the end-of-life system.
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