Teachers have a contract, but there's no plan to fund it yet
The new contract for Seattle Public School increases teacher pay, reduces class sizes for some programs, and adds more support for student mental health services.
The current school district budget isn’t enough to cover it.
Crosscut education reporter Venice Buhain is here to breakdown the contract and the challenge of paying for it.
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/Fall22SeattleNow And we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: https://www.kuow.org/feedback
-
Patricia Murphy
Host
Patricia Murphy is an award-winning radio journalist who has covered justice, public health, military and veterans affairs for 20 years. She’s currently the host of KUOW’s daily news podcast, Seattle Now.
More stories from Patricia Murphy » -
Jennie Cecil Moore
Producer
Jennie Cecil Moore is a producer on KUOW’s news shows who has covered the labor market, housing, reproductive rights, transit, food insecurity, law, and the arts.
More stories from Jennie Cecil Moore »
