Claire Bryan

Students at Emerson Elementary won’t be returning to their school building after winter break — and perhaps not for the rest of the school year. On Oct. 23, a water fountain broke and flooded parts of the first and second floors of the South Seattle eleme... See more

Four years ago, 4 feet of water flooded into Sumas Elementary and destroyed the school. Fortunately, the Nooksack Valley School District was already constructing a new building, using voter-approved bond funds. Now situated above the flood plain, the cons... See more

Four of the seven seats on the Seattle School Board were up for grabs in Tuesday’s election. New directors will join the board at a critical juncture for the state’s largest school district. Seattle Public Schools’ new superintendent is expected to be nam... See more

The Seattle School Board voted Wednesday night against bringing a police officer back onto Garfield High School’s campus this year. The 5-2 vote came after a contentious discussion where multiple School Board members struggled to make a decision on the pr... See more

After weeks of student pushback — including a walkout where hundreds of students marched on district headquarters — Seattle Public Schools officials compromised on the edict requiring all high schools to have two lunch periods instead of one. Starting Mon... See more