Seattle Public Schools

With a nationally acclaimed local jazz program at risk, the trumpet legend joins Washington Middle School graduates in protest.

What do students think about the Seattle School District's lawsuit against social media companies? 17-year-old Noir Goldberg, an executive board member of the Seattle Student Union, joined KNKX to talk about this approach.

The public school district in Seattle is suing the tech giants behind TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and Snapchat, seeking to hold them accountable for the mental health crisis among youth. Seattle Public Schools filed the lawsuit Friday in U.S. District Court.

A couple thousand students crowded outside Seattle City Hall on Monday to demand that Seattle Public Schools, Washington state and city legislators do more to prevent shootings in public schools. It comes nearly a week after a shooting at Ingraham High School in north Seattle left one student dead.

Seattle police arrested a suspect in a shooting at Ingraham High School in north Seattle Tuesday morning that left one student dead.

Children are back in school in Seattle following a weeklong teachers strike that delayed the start of classes. Seattle Public Schools and the Seattle Education Association announced Monday night that they had reached a tentative agreement on a new contract, and late Tuesday they announced that the union's membership had voted to suspend the walkout pending ratification.

Teachers in Seattle say they've reached a tentative agreement with the school district on a new contract. The deal means striking teachers and some 50,000 students could return to the classroom soon.

Seattle Public Schools says it has reached a tentative agreement with the union for teachers who went on strike last week over issues like pay and classroom support. The district said in a statement it would on Tuesday announce an update on when classes would begin.

It's the second day of the Seattle teachers strike. KNKX's Vivian McCall talked with educators walking the picket line. They say one of the major sticking points is around special education, special education students and dual language learners.

Seattle Public Schools canceled Wednesday’s first day of school after teachers voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike over issues that include pay, mental health support, and staffing ratios for special education and multilingual students.