Public Education News Roundup
In the "wait, what?!" category comes this story from the Washington Post's Answer Sheet - School puts nearly 100 kindergartners in one class in a teaching experiment. The first sentence in the article says "no, it's not a headline from The Onion." This is being tried at the lowest-performing school in Detroit. There are three teachers in the class.Incidentally, the lead teac
Seattle Schools Updates
A few quick updates:- long-time Communications person, Teresa Wippel, is leaving the district on Friday. I have to say a huge thank-you to her for keeping her sunny disposition and for the patience she has for my many questions throughout the years. - following up on that departure, with Wippel gone, the person who runs many of the outreach items (calendar, homepage, etc.) is out on medical leave
An Alternative Narrative on Turnover
The Seattle Times likes to peddle this story about how a fractious and meddling Board is the driving reason for the turnover of senior staff, including the superintendent, at Seattle Public Schools.It's a good yarn, but it doesn't actually fit the facts. It doesn't fit the facts becauseThe Board isn't all that fractious. Most votes are unanimous or nearly so. And no matter how fractious the Board
7-29-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: The Anti-Board Advocacy of the Seattle TimesOnce 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.by Charlie Mas / 2h hide // saveAspiring athletes, take note of changes to NCAA eligi