Seattle Public Schools

New leadership could be heading to key Seattle-area offices this fall, as fresh contenders lead early primary results in three influential races. King County Executive Girmay Zahilay is leads fellow Councilmember Claudia Balducci by thirteen percentage points. Zahilay has emphasized progressiv...

Seattle Public Schools has begun clearing waitlists at several high-demand schools, reversing years of stalled student movement that frustrated families and drove some to leave the district. The change follows mounting public pressure and new data showing that more than 450 students disenrolled afte...

Seattle voters will decide this fall whether to renew and expand the city’s Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise (FEPP) Levy. The City Council unanimously approved placing the $1.3 billion measure on the November ballot, doubling the size of the existing levy set to expire this year. The...

Seattle Public Schools (SPS) has released its proposed 2025-26 budget, balancing a previously projected $104 million deficit without closing schools or cutting classroom services. The district’s General Fund budget totals $1.35 billion for the upcoming school year. To bridge the gap, SPS relied...