Seattle School Board presses on, minus a solid contributor

The Seattle Times:

SEATTLE School Board President Steve Sundquist's re-election defeat underscores the axiom that no good deed goes unpunished.

A good board member is exiting.

The Seattle Times endorsed Sundquist, inspired by his background as a proven business leader with deep roots of volunteerism in our local schools. Sundquist was a calm and able presence during some of the district's most contentious times. He did not hesitate to move the board toward firing Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson and her financial chief in the wake of a small-business-contracting scandal. City Hall and state legislators found him someone they could work with.

Perhaps Sundquist's defeat to retired teacher Marty McLaren was to be expected. The election was the first after a year of financial and management upheaval in the Seattle Public Schools. Indeed, a big story last week was the arrest of the former district employee facing felony theft charges connected to the scandal.

Posted by Jim Zellmer at November 13, 2011 1:47 AM
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