A live Q&A with SPS Superintendent Ben Shuldiner

Ben Shuldiner just hit 100 days in his role as the superintendent of Seattle Public Schools.... and he’s had to tackle some pretty big issues in that short window.  

Like a budget deficit, which could be as much as $100 million.

And student safety, after two Rainier Beach High School students were shot and killed at a bus stop in January. 

And screen time in the classrooms (Shuldiner recently implemented a new cell phone policy limiting student screen time during the school day)

Shuldiner sat down for a live interview to answer a whole bunch of questions from us here on Soundside and from our listeners.

Guest: Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Ben Shuldiner 

Related links: 

• Can new superintendent Shuldiner the burden of Seattle Public Schools? | KUOW
• 100 days for Seattle’s new superintendent. How is he doing? | The Seattle Times
• Seattle’s new superintendent takes aim at administrative bloat | The Seattle Times
• Why U.S. Test Scores Are in a ‘Generation-Long Decline’ | The New York Times

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