New School Shooting - This Time in Nevada, Two Dead
From CNN:A student opening fire with a handgun he took from his parents. Screaming students running for cover. A teacher, trying to help, shot dead. Two students wounded.As authorities investigated, details were still trickling out hours after a deadly shooting Monday at a Nevada middle school.An official used one word to describe the scene at Sparks Middle School: chaos.The shooter used a handgun
Odds and Ends
Called "Rich Blocks, Poor Blocks", a very interesting map of income/rent across the U.S. Zeroing down to Seattle, you can clearly see the delineation of income in our city.You may have heard that there is work going on around the city for new low-power FM stations for different regions. One might be coming out of Ballard High via science teacher, Eric Muhs, (a la the mighty C89.5FM at
The Board is Afraid of Advanced Learning
Have you noticed that just about any time Melissa or I write something about APP or Spectrum or advanced learning in almost any way two things happen: the thread gets about a hundred comments and the comments get nasty.Have you noticed that school board candidates - like all other politicians - prefer to speak in vague platitudes and evade any discussion of specifics? It's a funny thing, but in th
10-20-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle School Board Races: Views from Candidates and OthersHere's a link to the SE Chamber of Commerce event in early October. Note: the lighting was harsh and does not flatter either candidate. The video is also a little low. The first question seems to have gotten cut off - it was something to the effect of how many SE schools each candidate has visited.Also,