The Alliance for Education - Big Plans for SPS
The Alliance For Education released their own strategic plan today. On the plus side, not so much ed jargon. Good job. On the down side, well, there's a lot.- Their foundational beliefs statement doesn't include teachers. Seems like something of a "whoops." (Unless they are calling teachers "leadership" which is not exactly where most people's thoughts would go when you were
Here's Some Homework - Common Core Style
From a mom in NY State: My son's KINDERGARTEN homework. I hold a Master's Degree and have won multiple Emmy Awards and my husband is a Lieutenant in the NYPD. We couldn't figure it out. It's a SAD SAD SAD state when two well educated parents can't help their child with their KINDERGARTEN homework. This is what you have to look forward to in the future. Data walls and homework you may not be ab
Tuesday Open Thread
A heartbreaking story about the Greenwood shooting by the Ballard student via the Times. The student was not homeless (he came from a two-parent household) but had chosen not to live at home. Both his mother and the victim's wife seem to have deep sympathy for the situation of the other. From SXSW from Microsoft's CTO - "anonymity going to be more valuable than gold in near future."
Teacher Evaluation Bill - Yay or Nay?
After Inslee caved to Duncan's demand that Washington State law reflect a "must" use test scores for teacher evaluation, rather than "can" as it currently does, the Legislature is moving a bill around. I'm going on the record - I don't have a problem with using test scores for teacher evaluation (even though there is virtually no proof they really show anything about how well a
3-3-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Schools This WeekHad a great time at the Network for Public Education conference in Austin this weekend. Very inspirational and got to talk with two education heroes - Diane Ravitch and Karen Lewis, the head of the Chicago Teachers Union. More on this later especially about Common Core.To note, the district and bus drivers have reached a tentative agreeme