In this first installment of our three-part series unpacking Left to Chance: Student Outcomes in Seattle Public Schools (2024), hosts Christie Robertson and Jasmine Pulido sit down with report author ...

Co-hosts Christie, Cherylynne, and Jasmine give updates on some SPS developments over the summer, school board election results, and a big change coming soon to Rainy Day Recess.Summer School Board Me...

Seattle Public Schools is quietly eliminating specialized programs for newcomer students - recent immigrants with limited English skills who need intensive support. Teachers at Dunlap Elementary broug...

In this episode of Rainy Day Recess, we dive into the Seattle Public Schools board’s May 21 special meeting. Hear the latest on the district’s 2025–26 budget proposal, which balances through one-time ...

In this student-reported episode, Garfield High School sophomore Rafael Brewer takes us inside the Quincy Jones Performing Arts Center, a space used for theater, music, assemblies, and community event...

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Board Directors Sarah Clark and Joe Mizrahi throw down the gauntlet on SPS enrollment practices

In this final Big 3 Briefing of the 2025 legislative session, we walk through where things landed for education funding in Washington state. We cover what passed around special education, MSOC, and tr...

In this episode of Rainy Day Recess, we take a closer look at the Seattle Public Schools April 23 school board meeting, with the major focus on the Enrollment Planning presentation given at the end of...

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Podcast Co-hosts Christie and Jasmine discuss the April 9th, 2025 school board meeting where the board reviewed proposals from executive search firms and started the process of choosing who will help ...

As budget negotiations reach their final phase, we recap where the Big 3 bills—special education, transportation, and MSOC—stand and what’s still on the table. We also reflect on the highs, lows, and ...

We shine the community spotlight on the Southeast Seattle Schools Fundraising Alliance (SESSFA) and their annual Move-a-Thon — a creative fundraising event that supports 17 public schools in Southeast...

Debbie Carlsen introduces "Learning Together," a free training series for prospective school board director candidates. Debbie shares her experience as a former candidate and explains how Champions fo...

Budget LandLast week was action-packed with House and Senate budgets dropping last Monday as we were preparing our Week 11 episode. Since then, both budgets have been heard and exec’d out of their fis...

We continue our series introducing candidates running for Seattle School Board in 2025. In this episode, we're joined by Landon Labosky, who is running for the District 5 seat currently held by Michel...

The district's sudden reversal on Highly Capable programming was the big news at the March 12 school board meeting, with strong commitments from Dr Torres-Morales for a definitive plan by April 1. Tes...

Will our education bills survive the House Appropriations committee? Senate bills 5192 (MSOC) and 5263 (Special Education) survived the Senate with enough umph to still be worth our advocacy. But now ...

In this week’s Rainy Day Recess, we talk about the legislator town halls that are coming up in the next few weeks and how to advocate at them. We are halfway through the legislature’s 105-day session,...

We kick off our series introducing candidates running for the Seattle School Board in 2025. The primary election is in August, and the general election follows in November. In this first episode, we’r...

In this week's episode of Rainy Day Recess, we track the latest developments in the fight for education funding in Washington state—and it's been a rough week.Two transportation funding bills have off...

In this Rainy Day Rundown, we explore key developments in Seattle Public Schools and the role of community engagement in decision-making:SPS Racial Equity Departments – We follow up on our breaking ne...

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Two major departments dedicated to racial equity have disappeared from the SPS website —Department of Racial Equity Advancement (DREA) and African American Male Achievement (AAMA).Note: This is a deve...

Rainy Day Rundown is your update on the latest happenings related to Seattle Public Schools. In this episode, we examine what systemic neglect looks like:🔹 Restraint & Isolation – For the third ye...

See our Show NotesIn Week 6 of the 2025 Washington State legislative session, we delve into the status of the Big 3 funding priorities for public education: special education, pupil transportation, an...

Agenda – Third Post 2/10/2025Regular Board MeetingWednesday, February 12, 2025, 4:15 p.m. Board of Directors2445 – 3rd Avenue SouthSeattle, Washington 98134206-252-0040www.seattleschools.org The meeti...

Big 3 Briefing, Week 5 A Marathon, Not a Sprint February 10, 2025 Listen here --> https://www.rainydayrecess.org/2230213/episodes/16591581-big-3-briefing-week-5-a-marathon-not-a-sprint Summary We are ...

Agenda – Second Post 2/6/2025Regular Board MeetingWednesday, February 12, 2025, 4:15 p.m. Board of Directors2445 – 3rd Avenue SouthSeattle, Washington 98134206-252-0040www.seattleschools.org The meeti...