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Thursday, July 12, 2012

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Private Public Meeting

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Private Public Meeting:


Private Public Meeting

There will be a public meeting tomorrow evening at which Seattle Public Schools will present, jointly with the Downtown Seattle Association, a study showing the need for a downtown elementary school. The District has made no announcement of this meeting, but KOMO News reported it.

Here's the entire story by KOMO News Communities Reporter Michael Harthorne:
Facing overcrowding and growing numbers of children living downtown, Seattle is considering building anew elementary school in north downtown.
At Thursday’s Uptown Alliance meeting, the Downtown Seattle Association and Seattle Public 

Pro-Charter Op-Ed in the Seattle Times

Here it is, the first of many:  High-performing charter schools can close the opportunity gap

I have nothing to say about this. It is impossible to have a discussion when we cannot even agree on the facts.