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Kent teachers threaten strike if contract not reached Wednesday

Kent School District and its teachers union have until Wednesday night to reach a contract for school to start on time Thursday.

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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.