The Seattle School District is paralyzed by public apathy. The Seattle School District is paralyzed by public apathy. School administrators recently got a pay raise of 8.2 percent, including some shockingly inept and perhaps even corrupt individuals who should have been fired long ago. Force the district to submit to an independent performance audit.
Human resources is a more complex issue, though equally ironic.
School watchdogs who thought Webb ended any traditions were dead wrong. In an expose on bad principals, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer revealed that Stanford wasn't even evaluating them. While the School Board waltzed with Stanford, several schools remained paralyzed by derelict principals. Even now, protesters are regularly picketing Rainier Beach High School. School assignments wouldn't be such a thorny issue if parents weren't so desperate to escape schools the administration and teachers union have surrendered to renegade CEOs.