Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Seattle Schools Community Forum: The Latest from Liv Finne

Seattle Schools Community Forum: The Latest from Liv Finne:


The Latest from Liv Finne

Liv Finne has written a blog piece about the WSPTA's vote in opposition to I-1240. The article appears on the Washington Policy Center blog and also on Crosscut.

Her premise is that the PTA Legislative Assembly voted to support charter schools, but the WSPTA Board, in a fit of anti-democratic elitism, negated that vote by deciding to voice opposition to I-1240, thereby going against the will of their constituents.

It's an effective bit of rhetoric that will be convincing - for folks who don't know anything about the issue other than what Ms Finne has told them. It is also, of course, completely false.



Let's begin with the WSPTA and the anti-democratic nature of their legislative assembly. The meetings and the