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54kids need to drop in and stay, not drop out
Recently, Washington State Superintendent of Public Education, Randy Dorn announced some interesting numbers about high school graduation rates. WASL Goes Away However, he said, another number — the...
0 comments49Do you really get what you pay for?
We often hear the old bromides that “you get what you pay for” and “if it sounds too good to be true, it probably isn’t true.” A new charter school seeks the answer in the education setting....
0 comments54Federal education funding: Does this make sense to you?
Washington state schools will soon be the recipient of a temporary infusion of about $400 million targeted at low-income and special needs students. There is cause for rejoicing? Maybe. $400 Million...
0 comments51Is it race or class or a bit of both?
Recently, Education Week reported that a study of teaching shows when a significant number of Black students move to a school, quality teachers migrate out. Teacher Migration. Teacher Migration Study C....
0 comments46Put the remote down and talk to or read to your child
A study led by Dimitri A. Christakis, MD, MPH, director of the Center for Child Health, Behavior and Development at Seattle Children’s Research Institute found that exposure to television has implications...
0 comments53Life as we know it has just been blown away
The current economic crisis has not only economic impacts, but there are severe consequences for families. A Holladay and Lockett article lists some of the issues teachers will face dealing with families in...
0 comments51If you speak about charter schools, I'm going to barf
The Obama administration is in favor of high quality charter schools. That is a bit like saying, I am in favor of high quality____, well, you fill in the blank. What most folks can agree upon is that most...
0 comments50Are they burned out or just burned up?
Veteran politico and current school board member, Cheryl Chow has announced she will not run for re-election. Chow Leaving This announcement is really no shock, not even a surprise. The school board has...
0 comments54The last icon left standing
Danny Westneat’s May 27, 2009 piece Westneat started me thinking about the American icons who are no more or who are not what they were. WAMU is now JP Morgan Chase and Chrysler, formerly with Daimler Benz...
0 comments48Sometimes less is more
Americans tend to be in a rush to get somewhere, anywhere. Are we in such a rush as a society that the concept of learning something really well eludes us? One Connecticut school district decided that less is...
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