SEA Response to SPS Budget Cut Reversal
Dear SEA members,Congratulations! By acting collectively on behalf of students and schools, and by shining a light on SPS budget practices that have routinely overestimated expenses, we have succeeded in getting the District to reverse the $4 million in school budget cuts!By Monday night, 40 schools had voted no on their school budgets, with dozens more set to follow suit this week. Hundreds of
Tuesday Open Thread
A six-year-old calls Hasbro out on its Guess Who game (with 19 men and only 5 women on the game board). They write back with a silly answer and her mom weighs in. A bipartisan bill has been introduced into the House of Representatives to cut down on high-stakes testing. In the on-going debate about discipline, zero-tolerance discipline and how to keep a classroom orderly (while NOT suspending ki
3-17-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: The Source/Fusion: Likes, Dislikes, Confusion?I noted that at the strategic plan community meeting I attended at Hale, several parents said they (and some teachers) have frustrations with using The Source/Fusion.One reader replied:As an SPS teacher I would love to hear what parents like/dislike about the Source & Fusion. Is it limitations in the tool (and if so