Despite trying to poison the SECB by bringing us school lunches to sample, we support a second term for school board incumbent Lisa Rivera Smith.
Both Rivera Smith and her challenger, Christina Posten, agree on major issues–no charter schools, teachers deserve more money, and so forth–but Rivera Smith’s experience tipped us in her favor. She grew up in poverty and experienced homelessness, and she still volunteers with Stop the Sweeps. Given the high rate of homelessness in Seattle Public Schools (SPS), the district could use Rivera Smith’s guidance to best serve these students and families. Plus, she likes to challenge the status quo of the school board, and we love to see it.
