Seattle Schools This Week
Monday, March 31stThe final Strategic Plan Community Meeting from 6:30-8:30 pm in West Seattle at Roxhill Elementary.Tuesday, April 1stSpecial Education Advisory and Advocacy Council meeting at 6:30 p.m. , JSCEE, Room 2700Wednesday, April 2ndSchool Board meeting starting at 4:15 p.m. Agenda.- a rather large Consent agenda as part of a very long agenda. - One item I note is the construction contr
Refusal Movement Growing in New York
FYI, the correct legal term that districts and states use is "refusal" and not "opt-out." From the Mrs Mom Blog (in case you didn't know what the Supreme Court has to say on this subject):Until last year, I, along with most parents, did not realize that parents have the right to refuse state testing on behalf of their children. Parents have the right to refuse. There is no prov
3-29-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum:Seattle Schools Community ForumNew York has the Most Segregated Schools in the Nation (and guess where it's the worst?)In a devastating report from the Civil Rights Project at UCLA, New York State's Extreme School Segregation: Inequality, Inaction and a Damaged Future, the conclusion is that NY State has the segregated schools in the nation, both by race and poverty