Really? The Legislature isn't going to pay up on K-12 funding?
Publicola is reporting that some legislators - notably Senator Rodney Tom - aren't really interested in putting more money into our K-12 public education system. Apparently, even with all the mandates (including Common Core),our schools have enough money.I keep asking - over and over - how Senator Tom would spend the money for better outcomes. What are districts spending the money on that he thi
Seattle Ed Meetup Tomorrow: Student Data Privacy
From Seattle Education blog via writer Dora Taylor:Our first Meetup was a success with our guest, the newly elected School Board Director Sue Peters. We were also fortunate to have with us at the Meetup two previous board members Amy Hagopian and Sally Soriano. It was a great discussion and we learned more about the history of our district and how the school board works along with Sue’s priorities
1-15-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Jam-packed exciting C & I meetingThe C & I meeting on Monday began with a change to the agenda. An update on Advanced Learning was added as an eighth discussion item.Yearbook Contract. I learned a lot. The staff brought forward the news that they will recommend a one-year extension of the contract with the yearbook publisher at about $400,000 from the ASB b