C & I Meeting on Monday, August 11
The agenda for the 8/11 Curriculum and Instruction Policy Committee meeting has already been posted.There's a lot there for folks interested in Special Education along with a couple of tasty items for those interested in high school graduation requirements, creative approach schools, Native American education, and discipline.By the numbers:a. Creative Approach Schools Update (Michael/Misa)The last
Vermont's NCLB Letter
A beautifully written letter that Seattle Schools should emulate.Vermont is one of five states, along with Washington state, that does not have a NCLB waiver.
The Coming Presidential Election: Public Education and the GOP
It is becoming very clear that both Democrats and Republicans are going to have public education as a major talking point in the 2016 Presidential election. This is good and bad. Good because those voters who are paying attention will be able to clearly see who values what and, hopefully, why.It's bad because it may fracture one or both parties. It may make or break candidates (see Chris Christi
Common Core Math; From a Math Professor's View
Thanks to S Parent for bringing this to our attention. From the Wall Street Journal and UC Berkeley math professor, Marina Ratner, I think it is one swell piece of writing that - in a straight-forward manner - explains why Common Core is deeply flawed. Ms. Ratner is professor emerita of mathematics at the University of California at Berkeley. She was awarded the international Ostrowski Prize in 19
8-5-14 Seattle Schools Community Forum Week
Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadHard to believe at this late date that this is news but the company Land's End is producing - by popular demand- shirts for girls that are science-themed.Still on the clothing theme, there's a new campaign by a group, Too Small To Fail, to impress upon parents to teach their pre-school children news words by talking to them more. How? The cute