Parents and educators warn that state funding changes threaten the programs as City Council considers emergency support.
Seattle families are seeking to preserve cooperative preschool programs as City Council weighs budget changes and considers emergency funding.
Parents and educators warn that changes in state funding threaten the programs. The council's deliberations concern whether emergency city support will be available to address that threat.
Budget talks are reviving familiar disputes over police hiring, survivor support, and the risk of using temporary dollars for programs with ongoing costs.
A Seattle budget amendment would restore recreation programming at Alki Community Center and fund public-space upgrades along Alki Avenue, even after a proposed traffic camera was cut.
The City Council's last major budget hearing today could shape whether an Alki traffic camera and a Delridge art wall stay in the final package.
The PTA aims to raise $100,000 for school programs as requests for food support double and demand for enrichment scholarships reaches a record.
The 2027-2028 budget adds up on paper, but the details show JumpStart taking on expenses far beyond the role voters were told it would play.
One King County mother says the county's Best Starts for Kids childcare subsidy covered her son's daycare in full, and she only learned about it through a family friend.
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