The Volume is Going up on the Garfield Rape Case
The Stranger has a very pointed article - with questions posed just as Charlie has - on the topic of the Garfield field trip rape incident.There is also this from Monisha Harrell:I’m an Alum of Garfield High School, and until yesterday I sang “I’m So Glad I go to Garfield High” with pride. Please read the attached petition to understand why I believe we as a community need to push for new leaders
Director Martin-Morris Community Meeting
Director Martin-Morris is hosting a community meeting tomorrow at 10:00 at the Northeast Branch Library, 6801 35th Ave. N.E.You should go.You should go and ask the Director about seriously he takes the issue of sexual harassment. Never mind what he says; let's take a look at what he has done.He didn't bother to enforce the Sexual Harassment Policy 3208. It calls for an annual report, but the first
Help for Parents Navigating the School System
I've been corraling stories about how to help parents make informed choices about schools and how to judgm how their child's school is doing.Need help figuring out schools? A handy "cheat sheet" of what to ask from the Huffington Post.More questions you should ask your school/district especially around student data privacy. This is a truly great and comprehensive list. A great idea fo
Ed News Roundup
There are so many truly "must-read" stories I'm going to group them into different threads.This one? The "everything but the kitchen sink one."First up, in New London, Connecticut, the school board has postpone the hiring of one Terrence P. Carter as superintendent. Why? Because apparently the search firm they hired managed to miss that he had been using "PhD" and
What does Rand Paul, a possible candidate for the Republican nomination for President, think should happen in education?“If you have one person in the country who is, like, the best at explaining calculus, that person maybe should teach every calculus class in the country,” the senator said. “You’d still have local teachers to reinforce and try to explain and help the kids, but you’d have some of
7-24-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: A Thoughtful Post about Native American Students by Our New SuperintendentI was just browsing the web, looking up Larry Nyland's background. His LinkedIn page has a very long list of accomplishments and awards. Impressive.At the state level I have had the opportunity to serve as: - Superintendent representative on the Washington State Educational Coordinating Cou