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Facing cuts, Seattle school librarians fight to save their budget
Seattle Public Schools plans to cut 24 librarians from full time to part time next school year due to budget shortfalls.
Seattle Public Schools plans to cut 24 librarians from full time to part time next school year due to budget shortfalls.
It's been 40 years since Seattle schools first tried — and failed — to integrate. Today, data suggest segregation persists across the district.
A proposal currently before the school board relies on a new idea to close the opportunity gap. Not everyone is on board.
In January, the University of Washington scrubbed its website of a program funded by the founders of Purdue Pharma.
The district was called "tone deaf" after a school principal sent parents an email suggesting children not fast on standardized testing days.