Issue 15 -- January 21, 2026 Seattle Public Schools Regular Board Meeting Recap

Board members discuss restoring committees, updated the rules about cops on campuses, and extended the student representative program.

Issue 14 -- Board Gets Update on Highly Capable Program

Two new highly capable cohorts are coming to West and South Seattle -- but so are changes to identification practices.

Issue 13 -- ICE Protections on SPS Campuses

Immigration enforcement activity has ramped up across the country in recent months. Though Seattle has not been specifically targeted in the same way as other cities, Seattle-area immigration arrests have more than doubled since Trump took office.  A well-documented incident of ICE officers executing violent arrests on school property in

Issue 12 – SPS Schools Shelter In Place Due To ICE Reports

Credible reports of ICE near SPS campuses triggered an immediate response.

Issue 11 -- January 14, 2026 Seattle School Board Special Meeting Recap

The board hears updates about "Life Readiness" and about the state legislative session.

Issue 10 – Will Washington State Finally Tax the Rich to Fund Public Schools?

Will 2026 be the year legislators amply fund public schools? Probably not. But maybe in 2029...

Issue 9 -- December 10, 2025 School Board Meeting Recap

The board re-elects their officers, hears a budget update, and learns about changes to the choice process.

Issue 8 -- Yes, SPS Is Still Using SOFG

SPS uses a controversial governance model to guide board procedures and relations with the superintendent. Liza Rankin incorrectly claimed it doesn't.

Issue 7 -- December 3, 2025 Seattle School Board Meeting Recap

New directors get bad news about student achievement.

Issue 6 -- Holiday Reading

A roundup of the latest SPS news as we go into the Thanksgiving weekend.

Issue 5 -- November 19, 2025 Board Meeting Recap

In this issue: Beth Day and Julie Letchner recap the November 19 school board meeting, the last with the current board lineup.

Issue 4 -- It's Time for SPS To Lead on Limiting Screens in the Classroom

In this issue: Emily Cherkin takes a look at SPS policies about technology use in schools, and raises key questions that SPS leaders must answer. by Emily Cherkin On November 19, 2025, staff members at Seattle School District presented to Board Directors and the public about technology use in Seattle

Issue 3 -- Podesta & Buttleman Speak on Enrollment & Budget Planning

In this issue: * Fred Podesta on SPS Enrollment * Kurt Buttleman on SPS Budget Seattle Public Schools leadership shared sneak peeks on Monday into the 2026-27 budgeting process and various enrollment changes coming to SPS next year.  On enrollment, district-wide population projections show little change, but new enrollment processes for school

Issue 2 -- Habemus Directores!

In this issue: * School Board Elections: A New Hope * The Stranger-Appointed School Board * The Stranger Waged War on Sarah Clark * What We Are Reading All articles in this issue are by Robert Cruickshank. If you have an article you’d like to write for The Bulletin, email us at tips@

Issue 1 -- SPS Names Ben Shuldiner as Superintendent Finalist

In this issue: * Welcome to The Bulletin! * SPS Names Ben Shuldiner as Superintendent Finalist Welcome to The Bulletin! When I was a kid in public schools in Orange County, California, I used to get a school bulletin full of important news and information about what was happening on campus. Sometimes