Our city failed at equity with defund the police, and now has done it again with the school closure plan. Will leaders learn from these repeated mistakes?

The belated decision by Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Brent Jones to scrap the school closures plan came much to the relief of parents, a stark contrast to the emotions they felt the previous two months of fighting the plan.

Seattle Public Schools says it no longer plans to close any schools. The school board will vote on the superintendent's decision to withdraw his controversial proposal on Tuesday. The only item on the agenda is the superintendent will talk about finding ways to make up the deficit,