Claire Bryan is an Education Reporter at The Seattle Times. She specializes in covering public education, school administration, and school districts, with a focus on both K-12 and higher education systems. Claire's work has been featured in numerous publications, including The Chronicle, San Antonio Express-News, and BBC News.
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Claire Bryan’s coverage is heavily centered on Seattle-area public education, especially school administration, district decisions, and safety issues. She also occasionally covers sports-related community events, but the strongest pitch angle is anything tied to local schools, staff changes, policy shifts, or student safety.
She is likely to respond best to sources with direct, concrete information on Seattle Public Schools, parent reactions, or the real-world impact of district decisions. Timely developments, official announcements, and on-the-ground perspectives should be especially relevant.
Given her local focus, keep pitches specific to Seattle and the broader Washington school landscape.
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With just four days left before school starts, Seattle teachers are poised to strike if an agreement isn't reached with the state's largest school district.
More than 200 educators gathered Saturday afternoon in Judkins Park to prepare for a strike that could delay the first day of classes at Seattle Public Schools.
By: Claire Bryan
Tensions are high as Seattle Public Schools and the teachers union are exchanging jabs over each other’s proposals just days before a potential strike.
After bargaining past 1 a.m. Tuesday, the district's superintendent said he's optimistic a tentative agreement can be reached by midnight to avoid a strike.
By: Claire Bryan
Nearly 50,000 Seattle students expected to be getting ready for the first day of school, but are instead bracing for a potential teachers strike that could delay the first day of school Wednesday.
Just hours before a districtwide strike was set to begin, Seattle Public Schools and the teachers union reached a tentative agreement.
Negotiations that ran until nearly 11 p.m. Tuesday and threatened to delay the school year resulted in two noteworthy wins for the Seattle teachers union.
By: Claire Bryan
SEATTLE — Educators were surprised, and relieved, that their union and Seattle Public Schools were able to eke out a deal at the very last hour, avoiding a strike that would have delayed the start of the school year.
By: Claire Bryan
The teachers union and Seattle Public Schools both heralded an 11th-hour agreement as a victory for staff, students and the district.
By: Claire Bryan
Online votes are still trickling in, but a new three-year contract for educators at Seattle Public Schools is almost official.
