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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

7-29-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum

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Seattle Times "Story" on Superintendents and School Board
Of all the issues for the Times to cover about Seattle Public Schools, they pick the issue of superintendents working with school boards.This is an old, tired issue that the Times has covered...repeatedly.  In fact, it seems their go-to, defacto answer to ANY issue in Seattle Schools.  That darned micromanaging School Board.  It seems particularly inappropriate at this time (unless, of course, you

Tuesday Open Thread
 (Not about education but I wanted to get this out there as so many of us have loved ones with cancer.  A high school friend of mine does cancer research at Tulane University and they just found out that even low levels of light while sleeping may inhibit breast cancer drugs from working.  He also let me know this:"The Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium has special sleep masks that we will

The Anti-Board Advocacy of the Seattle Times
Once again the Seattle Times is whipping up anti-School Board animus.This is an old and discredited lie. And the "news" story is full of misrepresentations and omissions. I'll amend this post when I have time to list them all.
Aspiring athletes, take note of changes to NCAA eligibility
Prep athletes with aspirations to play in college and their families need to be aware of changes to NCAA eligibility requirements. They are stricter than they used to be and they are stricter than the district's requirements.See this story on the Seattle Times web site for more information.
7-28-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Downtown School; Maybe Something Deeper HappeningThere is nothing on the Seattle Schools calendar for this week.  Well, there is one meeting happening and yet strangely, it does not appear on the district calendar.  It's almost as if this meeting is really for one purpose or group.  It's the meeting at the Downtown Library about SPS taking over the Federal Reserve