Look… school’s bad. Parents mad. Kids sad. We fund our schools back-asswardly and we’re, unsurprisingly, looking toward a $94 million budget deficit in Seattle Public Schools next year. They’ve faced nearly $100 million deficits three years in a row. To combat that, the geniuses on the school board debated closing a cool 21 schools last

UFCW 3000 Secretary-Treasurer Joe Mizrahi called the letter “classic Kroger fear-mongering." “While workers never take a strike authorization vote lightly, we are not operating from a place of fear,” Mizrahi said in an email to The Burner. “We know we have the right to strike. WeRead More

School Board member Joe Mizrahi said he wants to see more than tinkering around the edges when the administration returns with recommendations to address the community’s and School Board’s concerns. He wants short-term fixes for next year and long-term solutions. Moving the waitlist at QueenRead More

Last fall’s victory against school closures in Seattle was just the beginning of a larger fight for the future of public education. This massive overhaul would have displaced thousands of students, eliminated vital programs, and disrupted special education services—without even denting ourRead More

The Seattle School Board adopted a measure that aims to increase the percentage of students who meet or exceed second-grade literacy standards and sixth-grade math proficiency by 10 percentage points over the next five years. Using 2024 data, this would mean boosting the target percentages forRead More

The Seattle School Board has selected Gina Topp, a West Seattle lawyer, as its new president ahead of a consequential year for SPS. In 2025, the district must close an estimated $94 million budget deficit, try to persuade residents to approve two levies in February, set a five-year strategicRead More

Grocery prices have surged in recent years, rising by almost 27% since the months before the pandemic. Workers inside grocery stores have been hit particularly hard. “We’re often the people down at the bottom of the food chain when it comes to wages,” said Conor Watson, a meat cutter at aRead More

Editor’s note: This is the first of two Q&As with Seattle Public Schools’ new board members. Up later this week: Sarah Clark. Joe Mizrahi’s approach to education and equity was shaped by his public school experience in San Diego County, Calif., as the first-generation child of a refugeeRead More

Joe Mizrahi and Sarah Clark have been sworn in as the newest members of the Seattle School Board. The two were unanimously voted in to lead districts 2 and 4 at the last meeting of the board on April 3. Held at the John Stanford Center, the Oath of Office ceremony was conducted by SuperintendentRead More

The Seattle School Board has chosen two new members to join their ranks. In unanimous votes Wednesday, the board selected Sarah Clark to represent District 2, which includes neighborhoods like Ballard, Green Lake, and Magnolia, and Joe Mizrahi for District 4, spanning Fremont, Queen Anne, andRead More