Seattle Backs Away From the Idea of Co-Superintendents
The Seattle school board, after considering the creation of a two-person team to lead the district's administration, has retreated from the idea.
The superintendent's job has been vacant since late November, when John Stanford died after an eight-month battle with leukemia.
Joseph Olchefske, Mr. Stanford's hand-picked chief of operations, has been acting superintendent since last summer. The board has praised Mr. Olchefske, a former investment banker, for his performance and plainly would like to see him remain...
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