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The Seattle School Board has approved new attendance boundaries for all its schools. Board members passed the student assignment plan unanimously last night.

The Seattle School District is taking a second crack at its school boundaries. The new student assignment plan will decide where students go to school based on their addresses.

The Seattle School Board made some adjustments to its high school grading policy last night, but it abandoned the change that upset parents the most: Lowering the grade point average requirement for graduation from C to D. The vote to ditch that idea was unanimous, but one board member blamed her colleagues for not trusting the years of work behind the proposal.

A plan to let Seattle Public School students graduate high school with a D average seems to have been shouted down by parents. The Seattle School Board delayed a vote on it. And rescheduled it for Wednesday. Now an amendment that's on the table would keep the GPA requirement at a C average.

Seattle Public Schools proposed new boundary lines last week. That means assigning students according to their neighborhoods, so they'll go to schools close to home. They might be able to go to other schools, but that's not guaranteed. The district also wants to reopen five schools. What's your reaction? Are you thinking of moving to get into a certain school? Do you have questions about the new boundaries and how they will affect you? Top Seattle school officials join us to answer your questions. Call 1.800.289.KUOW or email Weekday. Plus, a conversation on the week's news in Canada from our Canadian correspondent, Vaughn Palmer, political correspondent for the Vancouver Sun.

The Seattle School District announced today it will reopen two schools it closed just two years ago. It's all part of the student assignment plan the district is rolling out this hour.

The Seattle School District is rolling out preliminary maps this hour for its new student assignment plan. That's the system that determines where students go to school based on their address.

Soon, public school students in Seattle could graduate high school with a D average. The Seattle School Board considered the change last night (Wednesday).

Seattle Public Schools released its latest survey of building conditions this week (Monday, August 24). Several schools built in the '50s and early '60s are deteriorating. And the costs of basic maintenance and seismic repairs have tripled for some schools.

Seattle School Board members are on a six week break for the summer. Last night (Wednesday) they closed a sale, passed a budget, and signed off on the Superintendent's performance evaluation.