June 14, 2019
Seattle Public Schools cuts partnership with Native American youth program
Author: Dahlia Bazzaz
Earlier this month, Seattle Public Schools quietly ended a partnership with the Urban Native Education Alliance, citing missing paperwork and noncompliance.
The district sent a June 5 letter to the nonprofit saying it had seen “repeated evidence” that the group wasn’t upholding its end of a partnership agreement — a deal that grants free space for activities in public schools and provides student information to community-based organizations that seek to boost student growth.
The Alliance provide