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Seattle Schools and its educators are in contract talks

Seattle Public Schools and its teachers union, Seattle Education Association, are hammering out a new contract this summer.

As youth overdoses rise, Seattle parents push schools to expand training

In response to parent pressure, Seattle Public Schools is adding more doses of naloxone to high schools and offering training to all school staff. Some parents say that's not enough.

Seattle faces shortage of school bus drivers as K-12 classes begin

The first day of school had a late start for some students in Seattle Public Schools.

Students are back in classrooms at Wing Luke Elementary

Seattle Public Schools are open for full-time, in-person learning for the first time in more than a year. At Wing Luke Elementary, kids lined up outside the building to avoid gathering indoors. A table with masks and hand sanitizer stood in front of the entrance to the school, along with a sign about how to protect one another form Covid-19.

Here's what back-to-school will look like in Seattle

Face masks, outdoor lunches, and three feet of distance: The first day of school is going to look a little different for Seattle Public School students this year.

Seattle schools could be 30 drivers short this fall

With just a few weeks to go until the star