The Kent School District has had to delay the start of school for the 25,000 students as the Kent Education Association declared a strike seeking a contract that focuses on class size, caseload, mental health services for students, and higher salaries for educators.
The Kent Education Association, which represents close to 2,000 employees near Seattle, reached a tentative deal with the Kent School District on Wednesday that essentially ended talks that had delayed the academic year.
More than a hundred Seattle educators gathered on Labor Day at Judkins Park, stapling and taping signs to wooden pickets in preparation for a potential strike.
State revenue from logging public land would no longer be used for building and remodeling schools in urban areas under a new set of recommendations from Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal.
Places that have already pushed back school start times have repeatedly seen positive results. Despite the success stories, the national sleep statistics for teens remain dismal.
Nathan Roberts is a substitute, but unlike the other subs–many of them parent volunteers or people looking for a little extra work–he’s a full-time, salaried employee with health benefits and a long-term contract.
