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Kent Schools Face Critical Levy Vote | Seattle News
Kent School District, home to 25,000 students and 4,000 staff, narrowly avoided deep cuts by negotiating with the teachers’ union and trimming non-essential roles—now they’re counting on voters to pass a crucial November levy. This funding is essential for everything from classrooms and athletics to arts, music, dual language programs, and transportation. Without it, vital programs like the award-winning dual language initiative—which turns kids into bilingual, biliterate scholars from kindergarten through high school—could vanish. The district’s careful budgeting kept them afloat, but…
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