Seattle Schools Community Forum: MAP Updates

Seattle Schools Community Forum: MAP Updates:

MAP Updates

by Melissa Westbrook

• Rally for teachers/parents/students against MAP tomorrow, Wednesday, the 23rd, at 4 pm (just before the School Board meeting).  It's billed as "Scrap the MAP; Students are not Test Scores."

Also of note, there was another press conference yesterday at Garfield with some updates from teachers.

- Noted national educators added their support; Diane Ravitch, Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, Jonathan Kozol and professor Nancy Carlsson-Paige (Matt Damon's mom; he also supports the effort.) and the AFT.  
Others supporting this effort: Noam Comsky, MIT, Anthony Cody of Education Week magazine and Leonie Haimson of Class Size Matters/Huffington Post plus 70 other educators and researchers.

- other schools showing support include Franklin High, Roosevelt High, West Seattle High and Center School.  Center School has an interesting situation where they are able to give MAP without infringing on class time.  

Tuesday Open Thread

by Melissa Westbrook

What's on your mind?