Seattle Schools' Letter to Community on Garfield Rape
There is much that can be said about this letter. It is rather vague, in my opinion. The Board and the Superintendent is being urged to create a taskforce with both district staff and outside experts/community members. The district cannot pat parents on the head and say, "Don't worry." It's just not enough.The letter to the community on the Garfield field trip rape:The incident report
Live Blogging From the Seattle School Board Meeting
I'm going to try some live blogging tonight as it is Superintendent Nyland's first meeting AND I believe that the district - via legal counsel - will have something to say about the Garfield field trip rape and Title IX issues.I attended the Audit & Finance Committee meeting yesterday and boy, what a meeting. But that's another thread.I will note, however, that lead counsel, Ron English, gave
Common Core; Slip Slidin' Away
Poll results on public education including Common Core from two sources.Education Next - No Common Opinion on Common CoreFor example, the share of the public that say it favors the Common Core State Standards slipped noticeably between 2013 and 2014. Establishing a common set of standards across states is a new policy proposal that emerged as a public issue only in 2011, and it appears as if many
8-19-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadA wealthy person trying to buy a basketball team? Well, that would be Steve Ballmar buying the LA Clippers but according to a very well-done story from the Seattle Times, he cut his teeth doing it at Lakeside. I note that some of the comments call out Bellevue School District for this kind of thing as well as Rainier Beach High School. The acti