(Updated at 12:50 pm on Oct. 10, 2018, to add information about a new scoring of potential capital projects that was included in the agenda for the Seattle School Board's BEX V work session on Oct. 10.) This is crunch time for the Seattle school board to choose which buildings are most in need of replacement. The district aims to get a capital levy on the February ballot and the school board is meeting Wednesday as it works to finalize a short list of projects.

Julie Metzger and Robert Lehman have been teaching classes on puberty and sexuality for more than 25 years through their company, Great Conversations. Metzger is a registered nurse, and Lehman is a medical doctor. The Pair also just released an updated version of their book called Will Puberty Last My Whole Life? Real Answers To Real Questions From Preteens About Body Changes, Sex, And Other Growing-Up Stuff .

As the city of Seattle asks voters to approve a tax levy in the November election to pay for investments in education, Mayor Jenny Durkan is pointing to a new report that showed progress for kids in the preschool program, which is one of the areas the levy dollars would support.

In an effort to get young people registered and excited to cast their ballots for this November’s election, a local alternative rock band made up of college students has been traveling around to schools and colleges as part of their “Make Your Voice Heard Loud” tour.

The number of schoolchildren experiencing homelessness in Washington state has more than doubled in the past decade. According to a new report, their lack of stable housing takes a significant academic toll.

New research from the University of Washington bolsters the argument that learning mindfulness techniques can be beneficial. A team from the university's department of psychology investigated whether children's behavior improves when their parents learn skills for staying calm.

The new superintendent of Seattle Public Schools, Denise Juneau, has been holding meetings around the city to hear from parents, students and community members. She met with Somali families Friday evening in the Rainier Valley neighborhood. She said the input she’s gathering is important as she gets to know the school district and prioritizes issues to tackle.

The Kent School Board said it plans to hire an independent auditor to examine the district's financial transactions for the past six school years, a move the board announced in a letter to two parents who had filed complaints.

Around the country, schools are placing a lot of emphasis on STEM education -- science, technology, engineering and mathematics. W.F. West High School in Chehalis is part of that trend, to an impreesive degree.

The strike by teachers in Tacoma has gotten increasingly bitter as it’s stretched into a second week. One long-time middle school teacher tearfully announced her resignation in a short video clip posted by a USA Today correspondent on Twitter .