Charter Schools and Money
The question gets asked, all the time, and especially now that we all know that under 1240, a private school can open/change to become a charter school. The question is - can a private school operate on the same funds as a public school?They can certainly try; they don't have to. They can go after private money or grants, just like the school districts they sit in.But here's a great example of a
Times School Board Primary Wrap-Up
In a phrase, not good.The Times is not consistent in what they say about what they want in a School Board. First, they want continuity. Then they don't like that and want new people. At the last election, according to them, the sky fell because two incumbents (rightly) got ousted and two new members were elected. These were not people they wanted and they proceeded - from day one - to lambast
SPS May Lose Federal Special Ed Funding
Oh for Pete's sake. No good news here. From the Seattle Times:The school district submitted a proposal to state officials by the June 30 deadline, but they have rejected it, saying it falls far short of what is required.The school district submitted a proposal to state officials by the June 30 deadline, but they have rejected it, saying it falls far short of what is required.The school district s
Blanford Wins Big; Estey and Peters Advance
In the School Board primary races, here are the results:District IVEstey 6,433 - 47.55%Peters 5,560 - 41.09%McColgan 1,461 - 10.8% 13,454District VBlanford 8,574 - 78.34%Green 1,415 - 12.93%Thomas 827 - 7.56% 10,816A really respectable showing for Peters and shows that Di
