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Friday, September 20, 2013

Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum:






Friday Open Thread
Well hello there. Back from hiatus and a big thank you (and good job) to Charlie who kept this thing going quite nicely.  I did read from afar a couple of times but true to my word to myself, I did not comment or post. (And by the way, a BIG thank you to all our readers.  Our numbers continue to soar and it's quite amazing.  I like to think that parents are offering this site up as a place for inf

9-19-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: What is the deal with Spectrum?Thirteen years ago, when I first became an activist in Seattle Public Schools, there were problems with Spectrum. There were three problems:Qualified students could not gain access to the program because the classes were full.There was lively discussion about the student identification process including issues of under-representation