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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