Seattle Mayoral Candidate, Ed Murray, Delivers Vision for City
Here's what he said in his speech about public education:As mayor, I will make education at every level the foundation of the city’s work. We need to move from being an educated city to becoming an education city. As Mayor, I will use every possible tool in my toolbox to make sure that our education system is delivering the education and skills that our kids need and our economy demands. I’ll work
Seattle School Board Meeting for October 2, 2013
From the Board meeting last night:Native American ProgramThe Superintendent announced the following:- there is a tribal history curriculum via a bill that was in the Legislature. This school year that curriculum will be provided to 4th graders in the SW region (and other unnamed schools). Later it will be in 4th,8th and 11th grades across the district.- Gail Morris is the new director of the Nati
Growth Boundary Updates
I learned some new things at last night's Board meeting about the growth boundaries and decided to pull them out as a separate thread.1) There is to be an added Work Session on growth boundaries in the next couple of weeks. President Smith-Blum stated this but no date was given. I am trying to get the date from SPS Communications. She also stated that a big concern for the Board is that "w
Director McLaren Announces Health Issue
Via her blog, Director McLaren has this statement:I am writing to let you know that, due to a health issue, I will be less available than usual for the next several weeks. I will be monitoring email periodically. Please bear with me if I do not respond in a timely fashion.We wish Director McLaren all the best during this time.
Seattle Schools seeks members for Math Adoption Committee
From SPS:Seattle Public Schools (SPS) is accepting applications from SPS families and community members interested in serving on the District’s Math Adoption Committee.The committee will advise SPS on the selection of mathematics instructional materials for kindergarten through Grade 5 students that meet the new Common Core State Standards for mathematics. The goal is to have materials adopted in
10-2-13 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Education News RoundupDual-language in Washington State - a view from Seattle Globalist.A MacArthur Genius award went to an educational researcher, Angela Duckworth. From Ed Week:Educational research psychologist and former teacher Angela Duckworth has devoted her career to understanding traits beyond IQ or test-taking abilities that predict a student's success— i