Podcast Co-hosts Christie and Jasmine discuss the April 9th, 2025 school board meeting where the board reviewed proposals from executive search firms and started the process of choosing who will help them hire the next superintendent. ...

As budget negotiations reach their final phase, we recap where the Big 3 bills—special education, transportation, and MSOC—stand and what’s still on the table. We also reflect on the highs, lows, and hard lessons of the past 12 weeks, and talk ...

We shine the community spotlight on the Southeast Seattle Schools Fundraising Alliance (SESSFA) and their annual Move-a-Thon — a creative fundraising event that supports 17 public schools in Southeast Seattle. Guest Heather Hart explains how th...

Debbie Carlsen introduces "Learning Together," a free training series for prospective school board director candidates. Debbie shares her experience as a former candidate and explains how Champions for Educational Empowerment created this progr...

Budget LandLast week was action-packed with House and Senate budgets dropping last Monday as we were preparing our Week 11 episode. Since then, both budgets have been heard and exec’d out of their fiscal committees, and the Senate budget...

Seattle's school board kicked off the superintendent search process on March 25th following Dr. Brent Jones' announced departure, authorizing President Gina Topp to begin seeking proposals from search firms under an ambitious timeline targeting...

Bill LandWe update listeners on our two remaining education funding bills - SB 5192 for Materials, Supplies, and Operating Costs and

We continue our series introducing candidates running for Seattle School Board in 2025. In this episode, we're joined by Landon Labosky, who is running for the District 5 seat currently held by Michelle Sarju. Labosky discusses his background w...

The district's sudden reversal on Highly Capable programming was the big news at the March 12 school board meeting, with strong commitments from Dr Torres-Morales for a definitive plan by April 1. Testimony also covered option school waitlists ...

Will our education bills survive the House Appropriations committee? Senate bills 5192 (MSOC) and

In this week’s Rainy Day Recess, we talk about the legislator town halls that are coming up in the next few weeks and how to advocate at them. We are halfway through the legislature’s 105-day session, and we can show support for what w...

We kick off our series introducing candidates running for the Seattle School Board in 2025. The primary election is in August, and the general election follows in November. In this first episode, we’re joined by Sarah Clark, who was appointed t...

In this Rainy Day Rundown, we explore key developments in Seattle Public Schools and the role of community engagement in decision-making:SPS Racial Equity Departments – We follow up on our

In this week's episode of Rainy Day Recess, we track the latest developments in the fight for education funding in Washington state—and it's been a rough week.Two transportation funding bills have officially died, leaving advoca...

--- WE ARE TRACKING UPDATES TO THIS STORY IN OUR SHOW NOTES ---Two major departments dedicated to racial ...

In week 7 of our Big 3 Briefing series, we provide updates on the legislative process for the Big 3 education funding priorities: special education, pupil transportation, and materials, supplies, and operating costs (MSOC).All of the Big...

Rainy Day Rundown is your update on the latest happenings related to Seattle Public Schools. In this episode, we examine what systemic neglect looks like:🔹 Restraint & Isolation – For the third year in a row, testimony revea...

See our Show NotesIn Week 6 of the 2025 Washington State legislative session, we delve into the status of the Big 3 funding pr...

We are now in Week 5 of the 2025 Washington State legislative session, continuing our deep dive into the Big 3 priorities—transportation, special education, and MSOC (materials, supplies, and operating costs). Megan Larkin guides us through the...

Rainy Day Rundown is your weekly update on the latest happenings related to Seattle Public Schools. In this episode:Special School Board Meeting: The School Board listens to public testimony on the proposed Goal...

It’s week 4 of the 2025 legislative session in Washington State. Megan Larkin is helping us follow the education bills related to the Big 3

Rainy Day Rundown is your weekly update on the latest happenings related to Seattle Public Schools. In this episode:School Board Meeting: President Gina Topp's first full meeting featured strong facilitation and...

It’s week 3 of the 2025 legislative session in Washington State. Megan Larkin is helping us follow the education bills related to the Big 3

Rainy Day Rundown is your weekly update on the latest happenings in education and the community. In this episode:School Board Retreat: A new team-building exercise reveals governance styles, with an emphasis on ...

This is also a Video!  Jump straight to the demonstration.In this episode of Rainy Day Recess, we guide listener...