Students First? If You Pay Enough
Michelle Rhee's group, Students First, has been trying to get more "likes" at Facebook. Or rather, buying more "likes." From Big Education Ape blog: The most popular country for her Students First group is in Bangladesh? Well, yes because...Search on Facebook for "We Sell Likes in Bangladesh." You'll see that anyone can buy 1000 likes for about $15 bucks. (Click HE
Seattle Schools Staff Cuts - Not So Restored
Update: here is what Superintendent Banda said in a press release on Tuesday:As a result, each school was given a funding amount based on student population, including weighted discretionary dollars, to make budget decisions that best fit the needs of their school. The goal was to provide as much flexibility to schools to meet the needs of their school population. Subsequently, we have heard from
Common Core Math _ One Parent's Thoughts
Common Core math problem of the day (and look how cleverly they worked in showing your work...in words).
Scenes from Last Night's Board Meeting
Last night's Board meeting saw the honoring of four (!) SPS basketball championship teams. (My apologies to Garfield's boys basketball team - I managed to flub my photos of them.)Ballard High School Beavers -Special Olympics Unified Basketball TeamCleveland High School Lady Eagles- 3A State ChampsRainier Beach Vikings - 3A State ChampionsThe Superintendent in a demonstration of how much a middle
3-19-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Wilson-Pacific MeetingThought I'd open a thread for anyone who attended that meeting to weigh in.As I posted elsewhere, I am baffled by the use of Wilson-Pacific fields for Lincoln High. Why not Woodland Park? Or, near me, they are going to lid the reservoir near Roosevelt High. Why not dedicate one of those fields to Lincoln? I said I think the district is doing