Tacoma needs full search for new school chief. Don't rush to anoint heir apparent
March 19, 2021
In an editorial calling on Tacoma Public Schools to mount a national search for a successor to Superintendent Carla Santorno, the News Tribune cites Deputy Superintendent Josh Garcia's role as "a key leader in the Whole Child Initiative, a nationally respected collaboration with University of Washington Tacoma that goes beyond test scores and graduation rates to focus on social and emotional learning."
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