Seattle Public Schools announced last week that it needed to lay off more than 150 teachers and staff to help adjust for an estimated $34 million budget shortfall. Today, we’ve […]
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Loyal Heights Elementary is getting a new principal
Loyal Heights Elementary will have a new principal next year. Superintendent Maria L. Goodloe-Johnson and Chief Academic Officer Carla Santorno have announced some principal appointments for the next school year. […]
West Woodland one step closer to new playfield
It’s recess at West Woodland Elementary, but you’d never know it by this empty field. The wet, mushy field is roped off with a sign that says “Field Closed.” The […]
More schools close over swine flu
Updated 8 p.m. Three Seattle schools have closed due to “probable” cases of swine flu linked to students: Madrona K-8, Stevens Elementary and Aki Kurose Middle School. There are now […]
Whittier Elementary to get new principal
Whittier Elementary is getting a new principal starting the 2009-2010 school year. Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson and Chief Academic Officer Carla Santorno have confirmed Linda Robinson to the post. Ms. Robinson […]
Students clean up St. Alphonsus school
A group of students spent their Saturday sprucing up St. Alphonsus School. As part of the the Spring Rebuilding 2009 day for Rebuilding Together Seattle, local high school students worked […]
New playground goes up at Adams
Adams Elementary parents are busy building the new play structure. Earlier this month the old jungle gym was torn down to make room for this new structure. Adams dad Guy […]
Ballard High principal wins $50,000 for school
Ballard High School principal Phil Brockman has won theThomas B. Foster Award for Excellence, which will bring $50,000 to the school. The award is given each year to a secondary […]
Adams kids say goodbye to playground equipment
Adams Elementary kids spent their recess today chanting, “Saw! Saw!” as they watched their monkey bars get sawed off and their old playground dismantled. It’s no wonder the kids are […]
Parents gather to learn about school boundaries
Anxious parents waiting to hear about the Seattle Public Schools’ student assignment plan gathered Thursday night at the Ballard High library. The plan will determine which school students will attend […]
Petition, upcoming meeting about BHS boundary
As we been reporting, Seattle Public Schools is working on a new student assignment plan which will reconfigure the boundaries of Ballard schools. The biggest change will likely impact Ballard […]
$9 million coming to Seattle Public Schools
Seattle Public Schools has received $9 million in grants for the Excellence for All plan that was approved by the school board in 2008. The plan was developed with community […]
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