Dick Lilly is a former Seattle Times reporter who covered Seattle neighborhoods, City Hall and public schools during 14-years with the paper. From 1999 until his retirement in 2015, he worked for Seat
It's also back to reopening five schools closed a few years ago, with a cost of $45 million. The district releases its detailed maps and makes the case that predictability for families will outweigh some of the tradeoffs in desegregation and flexibility.
Out, finally, go all those arcane rules deriving from desegregation efforts. Now, the School Board hopes to adopt a new plan, assigning students largely to neighborhood schools, with far fewer "escape valves." The real challenge remains improving quality of all schools.
Despite a lot of anger at the 5-2 vote, the decision is likely to stick.
A former school board member looks at the school closure options the board must vote on Jan. 29 and suggests that the members delay a year, partially reject Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson’s proposal, and instead create more K-8 schools.
The plan may affect nearly 10 percent of the district's schoolchildren. This is wise?
