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Families of Seattle Public Schools Students Prepare for Possible Strike
Mediation resumed as district officials and union leaders try to avert a strike that could delay school for about 50,000 students.
- Seattle Public Schools and the Seattle Education Association resumed contract negotiations with a mediator on Monday, facing an 11:59 p.m. Tuesday deadline; educators plan to strike Wednesday if no deal is reached.
- Superintendent Ben Shuldiner cited an $87 million budget deficit and depleted $30 million reserve, while the union alleges the district's special education restructuring would remove 200 staff positions from current roles.
- Members of the union voted 91% to authorize a strike and expressed dissatisfaction by marking the district's proposal with a '50%' grade on social media, despite the district offering 8.8% raises over three years.
- Parents are scrambling to arrange childcare as Shuldiner stated the district will provide food services during any strike; however, the district lacks plans to offer an alternative education program with substitute staff.
- A strike would delay school for approximately 50,000 students across more than 100 Seattle Public Schools buildings; teachers previously walked out in 2022, a five-day stoppage that left families scrambling for childcare.
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Seattle Public Schools, educator's union at impasse as strike looms
(The Center Square) - The threat of a strike by Seattle school teachers loomed larger Monday with the school district and the educators' union remaining far apart on key issues. While Seattle Public Schools superintendent Ben Shuldiner said he hopes a settlement could be reached [...] The post Seattle Public Schools, educator’s union at impasse as strike looms appeared first on Everett Post.
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