Thurgood Marshall

Affluent Kids Come at a Cost: Thurgood Marshall Elementary in the CD finds that an influx of highly gifted students will cost it federal funds

Thurgood Marshall Elementary Loses $200,000 as Affluent, "Gifted" Students Move In

Robin LaananenStudents at Thurgood Marshall before the APP kids arrived.​When the Seattle School District last fall moved some 200 students in its "highly gifted" program into Thurgood Marshall Elementary, which was populated largely by poor and minority children, everybody knew officials risk ... More >>

Seattle Schools: Closing One Day, Opening Another

After shuttering schools for the last few years, why is the Seattle School District suddenly moving to reopen them?

District Announces Principal Shake-up

Lowell Elementary Principal Julie Breidenbach will follow half of her advanced students to Thurgood Marshall next year, according to a just-released announcement by the Seattle School District naming new principal appointments as a result of its closure plans. This is a crucial appointment because T ... More >>

Thurgood Marshall Principal May Go

The Seattle Public School Board will finally decide tomorrow which schools will close and which students will be moved where. The board, which has tinkered with Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson's recommendations, just released all the proposals that are up for a vote. Some parents and teache ... More >>

Questions Remain in Final School Closure Recommendations

APP students might be moving to Thurgood Marshall ElementarySeattle Schools Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson made her final recommendations for school closures last night. Probably the most unsettling idea that remains on her list is the splitting up of elementary and middle students in the Acce ... More >>

School Closure Bombshells

Students at Summit K-12The bombshells in last night's four-hour-plus meeting on Seattle Public School closures were the proposals for Summit K-12 and Lowell Elementary. Summit, an alternative school, would move from the very north of the city to the very south, to be relocated in Rainier Beach High ... More >>

There Is No Closure

An evolving proposal to shutter nine Seattle public schools is a tortuous process that only begins to address big problems—fiscal and otherwise.

Arts Picks

An evolving proposal to shutter nine Seattle public schools is a tortuous process that only begins to address big problems—fiscal and otherwise.

The Super Search

The next Seattle schools superintendent might be among these names.

Put to the Test

The WASL is too difficult for most students. What happens when its a graduation requirement?

Why They So Dislike Olchefske

The reasons are almost as numerous as the teachers, parents, and principals who wanted the superintendent ousted.

Fall Arts Preview - Books

The reasons are almost as numerous as the teachers, parents, and principals who wanted the superintendent ousted.