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Sanislo parent Lisa Keith wishes it was easier for her second-grade son, Zach, to walk to school every day like she did growing up.

"I still remember walking to school and all the kids walking along the way, and my parents' admonition not…MORE

Highline residents are encouraged to register for and attend four disaster preparedness classes to learn how to be able to cope better with disaster by preparing in advance

Burien Parks and Recreation will offer classes in both English and…MORE

This was a test. This was ONLY a test. And everybody passed.

Explorer West Middle School was put through an earthquake drill recently and the private school's 70 students were supervised by the school's faculty and staff and overseen by…MORE

Highline School Board members were told on Oct. 10 that the district should serve better food to its students.

High school student Ifrah Ahmed encouraged the district to offer more food choices, especially vegetarian and ethnic.

She…MORE

When voters approved the "Bridging the Gap" program to improve transportation in Seattle, a special fund was set up with $4.5 million for neighborhood transportation projects.

A half dozen types of transportation projects are eligible.

Times/News publisher Jerry Robinson has been awarded a first place for humor writing in the annual Washington Newspaper Publishers Association Better Newspaper Contest.

Robinson, 87, writes a regular column that appears in the Times/News…MORE

An upcoming Parent Teacher Association meeting announcement was the first message posted on a new reader board in front of Adams Elementary and tiles placed on the base show off the creative side of the school's children.

The tiles feature…MORE

Candidates for political office are coming to Ballard on Wednesday, Oct. 17 starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Sunset Hill Community Association Clubhouse.

The four contested City Council candidate pairings will be first, followed by the two…MORE

Ballard area School Board candidates Peter Maier and incumbent Sally Soriano offered their differing, but sometimes shared, opinions on public education policy in Seattle schools at an all-city candidate forum last Thursday evening.

Seven…MORE

Seattle Public Schools is gathering community input on a new school funding model that district officials say will be more transparent and equitable than the current system.

The proposed "Weighted Staffing Standard" model will distribute…MORE