Drivers and management reach an agreement to avert a school bus strike, and Governor Bob Ferguson shares more details about his proposed statewide ban on smart devices in schools.

Shuldiner puts an end to the disruptive dislocations in SPS classrooms every October. And school bus drivers may soon go out on strike.

Supt. Shuldiner announces new limits on student iPad use in early grades. Advocates are hoping it’s just a first step in addressing wider concerns about tech use in school.

The school board discusses the agreement’s impact on finances and special education. Shuldiner defends recess cuts, while families point out wider concerns about recess – and lunch.

Over a decade after families and educators won protections for lunch and recess times, Ben Shuldiner reopens the fight by slashing recess time at several elementary schools.

The first day of school took place as planned on Wednesday. Here’s how it happened and what we know about the Tentative Agreement.

In a rather stunning development, Seattle Public Schools has reportedly “walked away” from the bargaining table with the Seattle Education Association just four days before the first day of school. Th...

Negotiations are coming down to the deadline between SPS and SEA. But there’s still time left for both sides to settle.

With just over a month until school starts, bargaining is going slowly, with major issues still unresolved.

Universal free school meals are coming to SPS this fall, the Superintendent makes administrative changes, and NIMBYs attack the Lincoln HS athletic field proposal.

Beth Day takes a deep dive into the data from the recent June adjustment -- and from changes in SPS enrollment.

The SPS 6-8 ELA curriculum doesn't include full books. Teachers are getting in trouble for teaching them anyway. How did we get here?

Students are rarely required to read full books anymore, leaving them unprepared for the future, Student Voices contributor Alice Prokop writes.

Lincoln gets its athletic field, the Times gets the Anitra Jones letter, and the board gets into debate over contract approval.

Bob Ferguson comes to Robert Eagle Staff MS to announce a policy that’s notably stricter than what SPS announced a few weeks ago.

The SPS 6-8 ELA curriculum doesn't include full books. Teachers are getting in trouble for teaching them anyway. How did we get here?

The Superintendent revives closure worries, takes on the state’s levy cap, and gets a letter from SEA sharing concerns about Anitra Jones.

Ben Shuldiner puts everyone on notice for big cuts in hopes of averting state fiscal oversight -- and major changes to how SPS spends money.

Phones will be away for the day in K-8 and during class in high school. Not everyone is happy about that last part.

The first school board meeting in over a month saw a new K-5 ELA curriculum, new options for middle school advanced math, and an enrollment update.

Seattle Public Schools staff presented three options for an athletic field, instead of two, reviving an old plan that had previously been cut from consideration.

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Adams Elementary School families sought reassurance about their new principal. Instead, she denied past allegations. And then the Superintendent criticized the school community itself.