Supporting the MAP Boycott
From the Solidarity with Garfield Facebook page:
GET READY! THIS WEDNESDAY, January 30 is a national call/phone/fax day to tell Seattle Public Schools that you, your organization and your union stand with the Garfield test boycotters. Send your message to Seattle Schools Superintendant José Banda:
Phone: (206) 252-0180
Fax: (206) 252-0209
Email: superintendent@seattleschools.org
GET READY! THIS WEDNESDAY, January 30 is a national call/phone/fax day to tell Seattle Public Schools that you, your organization and your union stand with the Garfield test boycotters. Send your message to Seattle Schools Superintendant José Banda:
Phone: (206) 252-0180
Fax: (206) 252-0209
Email: superintendent@seattleschools.org
Legislative Round-Up
As most of you know, public education, both K-12 and higher ed, are central focuses of the current Legislative Session. Here are some issues/bills up for discussion:
- as previously mentioned, Senator Rodney Tom (F-Medina), wants to get rid of GET (Guaranteed Education Tuition), the program that helps people save for their children's college educations. Guess what? The astoundingly popular College -Bound program that low-income middle school students sign up for to encourage them to finish high school and go to college? He wants to end THAT one as well. (Even the Times says they should continue the College Bound program.)
Senator Tom has said the State shouldn't be in this "business." Confusing because our Constitution says that educating the populace IS the paramount duty of the state. (Also, understand that people who crunched the numbers figured out it will cost MORE to close down GET than continue it.)
- according to Publicola:
On Tuesday, January 29, the House Education Committee has a public hearing on a bill to cut costs in
- as previously mentioned, Senator Rodney Tom (F-Medina), wants to get rid of GET (Guaranteed Education Tuition), the program that helps people save for their children's college educations. Guess what? The astoundingly popular College -Bound program that low-income middle school students sign up for to encourage them to finish high school and go to college? He wants to end THAT one as well. (Even the Times says they should continue the College Bound program.)
Senator Tom has said the State shouldn't be in this "business." Confusing because our Constitution says that educating the populace IS the paramount duty of the state. (Also, understand that people who crunched the numbers figured out it will cost MORE to close down GET than continue it.)
- according to Publicola:
On Tuesday, January 29, the House Education Committee has a public hearing on a bill to cut costs in