Op-Ed: Seattle Poised to Repeat Chicago’s School Closure Mistake

Last week Seattle Public Schools (SPS) unveiled plans to embrace sweeping austerity, making major cuts to school programs and closing an unspecified number of schools in the 2025-26 school year. In response to a new wave of community organizing against austerity plans, the district abandoned plans to close schools in the 2024-25 school year. Unfortunately, … Continue reading Op-Ed: Seattle Poised to Repeat Chicago’s School Closure Mistake