Education

The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Seattle, asks a judge to reverse the cuts and restore funding. 

The district announced that it’s expecting to run a pair of levies on the upcoming November general election ballot to raise a collective $15 million.

Randhawa says the moves, while difficult, will make the university sustainable in the long term while preserving key student services and academic quality.

Areas that would be most affected by the cuts include migrant and multilingual learner, mental health, homelessness and professional development programs.

BPS says the solar panels are expected to save $165,000 in utility fees over their first year.

The university did not agree to the OSEs’ primary request to voluntarily recognize their union.

Cascade Job Corps serves around 250 young people between the ages of 16 and 24, offering them free job training and even housing for some.

The university is still refusing the committee’s central request to voluntarily recognize the union of OSEs.

The funds stem from a lawsuit against the university in 2019 that was eventually settled in 2024, giving $112,000 to the former student journalists the university withheld public records from.

The university claims state law doesn’t extend collective bargaining rights to student workers, but the union is asking for voluntary recognition.