Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson announced last night that the district is no longer considering closing a traditional high school during this round of school closures--and it sounds like she's not terribly interested in pushing for the relocation of Aki Kurose middle school students and/or the Center School program into Rainier Beach High School as planned either. This is either testament to the power of a vocal group of people to affect The System's machinations, or it is proof that the school closure list is more mutable than the central Puget Sound weather forecast. more ›