OSPI Releases State Test Results
Someone at OSPI has a sense of humor. Their press release is called, "State Test Scores in a Waiverless World." Seattle's Test scores I have to say that those 10th grade scores are looking pretty good for reading and writing:Reading: 81.2%, Writing 84.5%Math and Science EOC - looks they are holding steady at about 61-64%, not great.From the press release: More than 90 percent of 12th g
I Have a New Twitter Follower
Welcome, Mr. Gates (no, I don't believe he reads anything I write but it brought a smile to my face).Bill Gates @billgates_sInspirational quotes from Bill Gates Following: 1409 · Followers: 1115 Follow
Finding Common Ground
I have been an education activist for a long time and I have never had any delusions about my effectiveness. After all, the district officials have all of the power and all of the authority, so they don't have to do anything they don't want to do and they are free to do whatever they like. We have seen that there is almost no accountability or consequences for them, so they really aren't answerabl
8-26-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open Thread In the "grrrr" editon of Open Thread:In Jurupa Valley (a small city near Irvine, California), school officials apologized to parents of high school Sped students because, as part of a "functional skills program," the schools had them dig through trash for items that could be recycled for money. The Superintendent carefully p