Families and educators have peppered the debate about upcoming Seattle school closures with questions about equity and inclusion.
We turned to Sharonne Navas, co-founder and executive director of the Seattle-based Equity in Education Coalition, for her thoughts on the topic. The statewide civil rights coalition is focused on ensuring race and ZIP code are not the definers of student success.
The coalition’s concerns about Seattle Public Schools (SPS) school closures and equity center around several key issues, says Navas.