2 months after Garfield High student's shooting death on campus, still no arrest A suspect has not been identified. After the shooting, police said only that the suspect was a high-school aged male who was wearing a red hoodie. Katie Campbell
Could Marysville schools have to close amid 'uniquely perilous' financial troubles? A new state audit is sounding the alarm on the Marysville School District's dire financial state. Sami West
Families won't know which Seattle schools may close until fall Seattle Public Schools families have braced for a list to come out this month, naming 20 elementary schools that might close. But SPS leaders will not be releasing that list this summer after all. Sami West
King County prosecutors have notified schools of 69 felony gun charges against students The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has started notifying schools when students are charged with felonies involving guns. The Safer Schools Strategy began this school year, partly in response to campus shootings. Ann Dornfeld
Locking up students' cellphones? This Seattle school is about to try it A Seattle middle school is launching a new program to crack down on students using cellphones in class. Sami West
Garfield High School students return to class after deadly shooting Students walked past a memorial of signs and flowers as they made their way back into Garfield High School on Tuesday morning, the first time since a student was killed in a shooting in the parking lot last Thursday. Casey Martin
Why are so many Seattle kids leaving public school for private? In the wake of the pandemic, enrollment in private and home schools has soared in Washington state and across the country. How much are those shifts contributing to Seattle Public Schools' declining enrollment — and the budget crisis that comes with it? Sami West Play AudioListen 7 mins
Seattle and Spokane are slated to get 25 electric school buses each Federal funding is coming to 16 Washington state school districts to help pay for a total of 111 electric or propane-powered school buses. Dyer Oxley
Will closing schools really balance the budget for Seattle Public Schools? Parents have their doubts Seattle Public Schools parents will get more details next week on the district's proposal to close up to 20 elementary schools by the fall of 2025. Sami West