Big Drop in Charter School Application for Washington State
From the Washington State Charter Commission: The Charter School Commission (the Commission) announced today that four (4) non-profit organizations have submitted proposals in the second round of applications to open high-quality public charter schools in the state of Washington. Each applicant was asked to put forth a comprehensive and rigorous plan to meet the needs of the student population
Another Seattle Principal Change
I received word today that Principal Pat Hunter at Maple Elementary is stepping down today. She is retiring. Apparently, she was well-liked. No word on who will fill her shoes.
Seattle Schools Interim Superintendent to be Announced Tomorrow
Heard from SPS Communications: The Seattle School Board will hold a special meeting at 4:15 p.m. on Friday, July 18 to select an interim Superintendent to lead the District for the next year, as Superintendent José Banda is expected to be appointed as the next Superintendent of the Sacramento City Unified School District tonight. The meeting will be televised live on Cable Channel 26 and streame
Special Education in our Country - One View
I haven't seen this education writer before but all I can say is she's good (and a great advocate for Special Education students and their parents.) Thank you, Dr. Nancy Bailey. As she says:Let’s take back reform and revive, rally, and recover public schools.Here she takes on Arne Duncan (red mine):The fact is there has been a concerted effort for years to get rid of special education. It did no
7-16-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Homeless Students? How best to help themThis fall we see the opening of First Place School as a charter school serving mobile, high-risk students (mostly homeless). The Times had a story about how homeless students are served in schools in Washington state with an interesting question to it.The Times reports that there are about 30,000 homeless kids in our state t