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Thursday, April 17, 2014

4-17-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum

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Common Core in Portland - Why So Silent Seattle?
I had been seeing a lot of Twitter buzz around Portland School District and the outspokeness of one Board member but now it's ramping up.(The Seattle Times put it in their ed news roundup but blandly said, "Portland school board members express concern over Common Core.")What is fascinating to me is the silence from the district and our own School Board on this issue.  I suspect once CC
What Can Girls Wear?
It's prom season and it's soon to get warmer and that means....dress code issues.  One huge issue: are leggings really pants (my young adult sons say no)?  From the Huffington Post:Younger girls often wear them as pants with little fuss. But as those same girls approach middle school, leggings have become a clothing accessory that's increasingly controversial — and seemingly, the favorite new targ
4-16-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Washington Education News RoundupTo repeat, Senator Rodney Tom, noted turncoat for the Dems, is not going to run again after all (citing health concerns for himself and his elderly father).  The Times ran a blathering editorial about how great he was but you really can't take them seriously when they start with, "But this time you might wonder, what will becom