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School consolidation, safety, and budget gaps could cause a shakeup on Seattle school board

Four of the seven seats on Seattle's school board are up for grabs, and only two incumbents are running for re-election, meaning the board will get at least two new members after November 7. KUOW education reporter Sami West is here to explain some of the biggest issues candidates will have to address after the election.
- Sami West
Moms for Liberty pushes right-wing agenda in Washington state school board elections

Across the country, members of Moms for Liberty have increasingly confronted school administrators at board meetings and advocated against school curriculum including subjects like diversity, equity and inclusion, racism in the United States, and LGBTQ+ issues — including in Washington State.
- Libby Denkmann
Cornell cancels classes following antisemitic threats

Cornell University canceled classes to acknowledge the "extraordinary stress" its campus has been under as one of its students is accused of making violent antisemitic threats against Jewish people.
- Ava Pukatch
Student homelessness in Seattle schools jumps by a third in 2023

The number of Seattle Public Schools students experiencing homelessness has spiked over 30% in the past year.
- Sami West
How much should the Seattle School Board oversee finances? District 2 hopefuls disagree

Incumbent Seattle School Board member Lisa Rivera Smith is facing a challenge from Christina Posten for her District 2 seat in the upcoming general election.
- Sami West
Seattle school closures are a top issue for school board hopefuls. Where do the candidates stand?

Four of the seven Seattle Public School board’s seven seats are up for grabs this year, and the 2023 election comes at a particularly pivotal time for Washington’s largest school district.
- Sami West
A progress report on Washington schools

Washington’s education system has been through a lot in the past decade -changes in funding and the pandemic - and the Seattle Times Education Lab has been there to report on it all. Today, reporter Dahlia Bazzaz will walk us through these changes and what they mean for students and teachers across the state.
- Lucy Soucek
FAFSA to be overhauled, making it easier for students to apply for financial aid

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Rachel Burns, author of a new report assessing what changes to the Free Application for Federal Aid could mean for students in the 2024-25 academic year.
- Ayesha Rascoe
Afghan girls' education advocate is freed from Taliban prison

Matiullah Wesa was arrested and spent 215 days in prison. He has been outspoken in his demands for girls to have the right to go to school. The Taliban bar girls from school beyond the sixth grade.
- The Associated Press
A 4-day school week? These Pacific Northwest districts are trying it out

The Waterville School District is among a growing number of districts across the country to shift to a four-day school week. But what are the trade offs?
- Sami West

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