The Kent School District decided against joining several neighboring districts to participate in a new free, full-day summer learning and enrichment opportunity designed to help students thrive over the summer months.
The Tumwater-based Association of Educational Service Districts (AESD) announced April 29 that 105 schools in 19 school districts will participate in the 2026 launch of the DiscoverWorks program. That includes schools in Kent’s neighboring Auburn, Federal Way, Renton and Tukwila school districts.
Districts with schools where at least 50% of students qualified for free lunch last year were eligible to apply for summer 2026. Kent has schools that qualified, but didn’t apply for the program…