High School Students - Input Wanted on Next Police Chief
Got a politically-minded high schooler with some time on his/her hands? From Publicola:Two of the most important members, in our opinion, of Mayor Ed Murray's police chief-search Community Advisory Committee, Franklin High School's Isaiah Bridges and Garfield High School's Jabari Cook—a pair of African American South End high school students in a city where the SPD has a strained relationship with
Washington State Charter Commission Meeting - Part Three
Trying to keep up; details to come. Also to note; the Times has not had one piece of news on this. Again, quite strange.Seventh application - First Place - an existing K-5 school for students with trauma, approved 8-0.Eighth application - Green Dot - approved 7-0 with one abstaining voteNinth application - King County Academy - denied 8-0Tenth application - Out of the Box - denied 8-0 Eleventh ap
Rave and Rant for Classroom Issues
Hearing from parents about classroom issues like homework. Below are two comments (off-topic in Math Adoption thread) and we have heard enough of these to warrant their own thread.Rant and rave away - please DO state things you like in your child's classroom as well as any concerns/unhappiness. Karen said...I'm a parent of a 1st and 3rd grader. I want my kids to know math facts inside and out. Cr
WA State Charter Commission Mtg - Part Two
First application - CAL Elementary - is denied, 8-0. Commissioners cited the evaluators' "deny" and noted not financially ready with little community support/input.Second application - Cedar River - is denied, 8-0. Third application - Coral Academy of Science - the probable Gulen-based charter - is denied, 8-0.Cyndi Willams, Commissioner said it was a good application but not wide-rangi
Live Blogging from Charter Commission Meeting
Starting out a bit disorganized with several people lost. But meeting appears to be starting on-time.Eight members of the CC are present (Doreen Cato has a health issue and is not going to be here - what that might mean for any given charter is unknown).President Steve Sundquist says law makes this process "complicated." If denial, must have reasons. If approved, attach any "con
1-29-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Kid President Gives Us All a Pep TalkThis kid is great - listen up students (and everybody's a teacher). Get your learn on!by Melissa Westbrook / 4min 1-28-14 Seattle Schools Community ForumSeattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadComing up on Thursday is the one-year anniversary of the MAP test boycott. It's also the day that SEE (Social Equality Educa