Seattle Council PTSA Steps into Growth Boundaries Discussion
Quite the throwdown from the Seattle Council PTSA and good for them for stepping up (albeit a bit late). It will be interesting to see the response from the district. I note that this letter is not at their website so thank you to one of our great readers who forwarded it to me. (Color emphasis mine.)October 23, 2013Dear PTA Presidents & Leaders,Attached is a copy of the formal letter sent
Oh Times, How You Make Us Smile
It's true - when I want a smile or even a guffaw about Washington state public education, I go to the Times. I can always be assured of some odd omission of facts, brevity of context or just a nudge to the ed reform side. And that's just their reporting. Better to say little to nothing about their editorial writing which is generally shallow and uninformed. But now comes their Education Lab Blog
Parent Trigger? Not So Much
Wear Red for Ed shared Susan Smith's photo.FLORIDAfrom Susan Smith Last Night Jeb Bush's foundation and Michelle Rhee's StudentsFirst group hosted a showing of the pro-parent trigger propaganda movie "We the Parents" in Jacksonville. Apparently, these are the Florida parents who support parent trigger.From Fund Education Now!, the story of the parenttrigger law in Florida in 2012:We are
10-23-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Your Kid Going to Roosevelt in the Next 3-5 Years?It's going to be a very tough time in the neighborhood. There is no way it will not possibly affect Roosevelt and its community.I just attended a community meeting at Roosevelt High School about the building of the light rail station that will be directly west of the school.First, as a resident, it is definitely NO