In Advance of the Mayoral Forums
The King County Democrats had their endorsement interviews this weekend and have put up the questionaires that each candidate filled out. Very illuminating.
To note:
I did not support the charter school campaign last year as I viewed that effort as a distraction from some of the larger issues we need to address related to public education. I’m a strong advocate for innovation and reform in public education, but these initiatives should be pursued in cooperation with our teachers, principals and parents. We have seen significant reforms in Seattle Public Schools through the collective bargaining process; for example, teacher evaluation protocols and creative approach schools.
McGinn
I believe we should monitor the 40 charter schools authorized statewide by the statewide initiative to determine
To note:
- Murray, Martin, Harrell, Steinbrueck all say no to charters (and vouchers)
- Burgess and McGinn gave "qualified" answers to charters. Here they are:
I did not support the charter school campaign last year as I viewed that effort as a distraction from some of the larger issues we need to address related to public education. I’m a strong advocate for innovation and reform in public education, but these initiatives should be pursued in cooperation with our teachers, principals and parents. We have seen significant reforms in Seattle Public Schools through the collective bargaining process; for example, teacher evaluation protocols and creative approach schools.
McGinn
I believe we should monitor the 40 charter schools authorized statewide by the statewide initiative to determine