Ed Murray and Seattle Public Education
I had a good interview with Senator Ed Murray recently who will be in the General Election against current mayor, Mike McGinn. We sat down in his campaign offices to talk.I asked him about what he believes the role of the Mayor is vis a vis Seattle public education.He said that he believes it has changed from what it was traditionally as something of a cheerleader position to a more visible one.
Again, President Obama, Can We PLEASE have a New Education Secretary?
From Huffington Post, news that Secretary Duncan wants this to be the last year for alternative tests for special ed students. He wants them ALL to take the general assessments. This, of course, is all around the NCLB legislation (which is practically on life-support anyway). A subsequent 2003 regulation allowed states to use "alternate achievement standards" for up to 1 percent of students with
Pinehurst: Up in the Air
From the Superintendent to Pinehurst families:Seattle Public Schools is considering the possibility of closing Pinehurst K-8 School after the 2013-14 school year. No decision has been made at this time. The schedule of events shown below has been created in order to determine whether the school is to be closed. The Superintendent will make a final recommendation to the School Board, which will mak
Tuesday Open Thread
Contract talks march on. Diane Ravitch endorses Sue Peters for School Board.Addicted to your computer (or is your child)? Here's an article from the NY Times with a couple of book suggestions.Speaking of algebra, I came across this website recently - The Algebra Project. What's on your mind?
8-26-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools - A System that StrugglesWe've heard from many parents who are unhappy about enrollment issues like waitlists. My understanding is that the district was switching technology systems. Reading the Queen Anne Elementary principal's blog, it would seem that the whole system has been down, in one form or another.Principal Elliot's explains that on Bac