A former Seattle Public Schools (SPS) student and longtime advocate for Seattle schools, incumbent Director Liza Rankin has delivered on her campaign promises from 2019, such as banning the practice of using isolation to punish students and expanding equity requirements for the district’s Highly Capable Services and Advanced Learning Programs, which will make sure the district provides higher-level learning opportunities to students regardless of which school they attend.
She’s effective, and we need someone steady to react to SPS’s budget crisis, declining enrollment, and significant achievement gaps for students emerging from the pandemic.
