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Tuesday, April 29, 2014

4-29-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum:





Looking for New Leadership for the Seattle Education Assn.
Monday began the voting period for teachers in SPS to elect the leadership of their union the Seattle Education Association (SEA). The RESPECT slate is hoping to win office and I’m hoping they do too.  The voting continues for the next ten days.The RESPECT platform proposes a new way of collaborating with parents and community members in the interest of unifying the power of those fighting for gen

Tuesday Open Thread

SIIF is having a Giant Monsters All-Out Attack week - Godzilla, Mothra, King Kong, and others.What's on your mind?


4-28-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Kindergarteners - Get with the SystemI come to this issue because of two recent stories about kindergarteners.One was from Oregon where - guess what?  Bad news about testing kindergarteners for "school readiness."  Two state official up the food chain in public education in Oregon called the kindergartener readiness results "sobering."It is impo