Dorn Calls for Special Session
This is one of the funnier press announcements I have read in a long time.
In a ruling Sept. 4, the Washington State Supreme Court declared the initiative that established our state’s charter schools to be unconstitutional.
This ruling potentially affects more than 1,000 students who have already started the 2015-16 school year.
“Even before the initiative was finalized, I warned the drafters it was unconstitutional,” State Superintendent Randy Dorn said. “And after the initiative was passed, I sent a letter to key education leaders in the state legislature expressing my concerns.
“But now that school is in session, we need to do everything we can not to disrupt the education of the students caught in the middle of this argument.”
This is the second time in two months that the state Supreme Court has ruled on the constitutionality of our current education system. Dorn urges the governor to call a solution-oriented special legislative session to fix the charter school law and to address the lingering McCleary contempt order.
As I said in my Tweet: Easy peasy, let me get my wand.
As a matter of fact, I did speak to Dorn in his office during the I-1240 campaign and he was not for it. My impression is that after charters did win, he got a lot more pragmatic. What makes that puzzling is that his own role is Seattle Schools Community Forum: Dorn Calls for Special Session:
Tweets from District Press Conference on Teacher Contract Negotiations
From KPLU's Kyle Stokes:
“A contract that is not fiscally sound will hurt” our district, says@seapubschools spokeswoman
(note: that would be Stacy Howard).
At this point, there is no timeline for legal action says@seapubschoolsspokeswoman Stacy Howard.
In two years, our district needs to start offering more credits to HS students.” (probably from Ballard principal on negotiating team)
District proposal on pay increases: Year 1: 2.0% Year 2: 3.2% Year 3: 4.0% for teachers, 3.75% for classified staff.
Last night,@seapubschools negotiators say @SeattleEA team walked away from table right after district left them alone with a counteroffer.
The@seapubschools negotiators say they found out @SeattleEA had walked out when they saw they had walked down to board room …where press had assembled.
I'll be interested to see what the SEA has to say. I'd be willing to bet the SEA did not just walk away from the table without looking at the offer. They probably looked at it and THEN walked.
“A contract that is not fiscally sound will hurt” our district, says
(note: that would be Stacy Howard).
At this point, there is no timeline for legal action says
In two years, our district needs to start offering more credits to HS students.” (probably from Ballard principal on negotiating team)
District proposal on pay increases: Year 1: 2.0% Year 2: 3.2% Year 3: 4.0% for teachers, 3.75% for classified staff.
Last night,
The
I'll be interested to see what the SEA has to say. I'd be willing to bet the SEA did not just walk away from the table without looking at the offer. They probably looked at it and THEN walked.