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Seattle Public Schools could soon have a new majority of School Board directors, with four of seven seats up for grabs in the Nov. 4 election.

Regardless of the board’s composition, it will take power at a critical juncture for the state’s largest school district: A new superintendent will take office as early as November, and the Board must create a new strategic plan for the district. It must also tackle perennial issues like closing the district’s estimated $87 million budget defic

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