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K-2 students no longer get personal iPads, Seattle superintendent says, pledging less screen time (opens the original)
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Seattle Public Schools is tightening screen time and device access for its youngest students. Speaking from the district office on Monday afternoon, Superintendent Ben Shuldiner announced SPS will no longer send iPads home with students in kindergarten through second grade. Additionally, screen time in the classroom for those students will be capped at 30 minutes per day. “There's no reason why a kindergarten kid needs to have an iPad every day in their hand,” Shuldiner said. “That just doesn't
Seattle teachers have approved a new contract. Here's what's included (opens the original)
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The Seattle teachers union overwhelmingly approved a new three-year contract with Seattle Public Schools. About 89% of teachers and paraprofessionals voted "yes" to the agreement, according to results a union member shared with KUOW. Clerical staff also voted on the contract; 96% of them approved it. Voting started Friday and concluded Tuesday night. The new contract and pay scale have not been made public yet, but a copy of the tentative agreement shared with KUOW lays out a 9.8% salary increas
Could school funding dominate the next legislative session? WA’s top education official hopes so (opens the original)
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Amidst a backdrop of declining test scores in reading and math — and shaky post-pandemic recovery — the head of Washington state schools is foreshadowing a potential budget battle in Olympia when the new legislative session kicks off in January. “We fundamentally believe that we are no longer being amply funded, that the constitution is not being met, and the Supreme Court’s order in McCleary is not being met,” Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal said, referencing the l
Seattle families celebrate first day of school — and end of tense union negotiations (opens the original)
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About 50,000 Seattle students are back to school Wednesday, after a down-to-the-wire contract bargaining saga between the teachers union and district. On Tuesday night, the Seattle Education Association and Seattle Public Schools came to a tentative agreement about an hour before midnight — averting a strike. Parents anxiously refreshed the district’s website and social media pages all night, waiting for the green-light from the district that school would start on time as planned Wednesday morni
Strike averted: Seattle schools to start Wednesday morning as planned (opens the original)
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Seattle Public Schools will start on time – Wednesday morning, as long planned. The Seattle Education Association and the district came to a tentative agreement late Tuesday night – averting a strike. In a statement released at 10:57 p.m. on behalf of the district and union, Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Ben Shuldiner said he was "grateful for the hard work, thoughtful conversations, and shared commitment to Seattle's students" that resulted in the tentative agreement. Teachers approved
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