Posted Thu, Apr 26, 5:16 p.m.

I don't expect Crosscut readers would take my word for it. See for yourself on the WS blog http://westseattleblog.com/2012/04/seattle-public-schools-superintendent-finalists-visit-steven-enoch

Posted Thu, Apr 26, 5:12 p.m.

Enoch's money manager Terry Coulter was canned shortly after the audit results were released. Thought I'd share this comment by an actual teacher who recognizes someone who is pro-teacher better than you or me. "I was a teacher in the San Juan Island school District during Mr. Enoch’s tenure as ...

Posted Thu, Apr 26, 5:06 p.m.

Wow, it's funny how your observations seem to be the nearly opposite those of Melissa Westbrook of the Seattle Schools Community blog, Brian Rosenthal of the Times, and actual video recordings provided by Traci Record at the West Seattle blog. "Our interview began with the loquacious Mr. Enoch on the ...

Posted Wed, Apr 11, 3:03 p.m.

LisaG, What a ludicrous remark. Do your kids read the Seattle Schools Community blog? Perhaps they should. Then they would realize why they don't have textbooks and why the best, most experienced teachers left to be replaced by Teach for America whatevers. By the same token, I find Crosscut to ...

Posted Tue, Apr 10, 6 p.m.

Again, if whomever we get to "fill" the position "is in the end, the candidate's decision" - then should we expect the last four superintendents we've had, had it in their control to decide to stay? If so, why do we have Carr et al? I'm sure MGJ woud've preferred ...

Posted Tue, Apr 10, 5:17 p.m.

Nice dialogue within the claque but StacyL. So, what, we'll go from 130 down to 13? I'm good with that. As long as whoever we end up with does just listen to the orchestrated email campaigns of the privileged, versus work to divine the enforced or tortured silence of the ...

Posted Tue, Apr 10, 12:47 p.m.

I see the banner at the bottom of this page: "Support Crosscut, a nonprofit, member-driven news org." Do you mean if I donate $5 I can write character assasinations, and drivel and have it published? Oh wait, being mean again...

Posted Tue, Apr 10, 10:21 a.m.

"As a member of the School Board, I pledge to select the person who best reflects what the community wants and needs. And we need you, our community, to help foster a healthy, productive environment in which the next superintendent can succeed. Only then can we work together to improve ...

Posted Mon, Apr 9, 4:52 p.m.

Seriously, I've never seen Lynne Varner at board meetings. I only see Jordan Royer when he either plans on testifying or when he wants to be interviewed by the local news. David Brewster, wouldn't know him if he wore a tutu. Maybe he's lurking there, actually listening to the discourse ...

Posted Sat, Apr 7, 11:43 p.m.

StacyL, Do you know this person? Someone who to have "transparently" aided an effort to sabotage any attempt of the new duly elected board to work together. Were they to succumb to the threat of orchestrated QA/Magnolia email writers, who wanted to keep an interim who has demonstrated that she ...

Posted Fri, Apr 6, 9:55 a.m.

For the few readers your zine attracts, I'll offer this tidbit: http://www.scribd.com/doc/87838852/The-Kingmaker-Speaks-for-the-Community Frankly (no pun intended), the monsters are those who would threaten and smear those we elected into office to represent our students' interests. Frank Greer, Jordan Royer, Jon Bridge are only, lessee, three votes. They are accountable to ...

Posted Fri, Mar 30, 4:21 p.m.

The first comment is an "Editor's Pick"? Since when does routine/mundane inspection of rental units compare to the investigation of potentially inappropriate actions with a disabled child at school? Now do you see how ludicrous this comparison is?

Posted Thu, Mar 29, 7:54 p.m.

To turn the possible victimization of a non-verbal disabled child into the tired canard of "overregulation is killing free enterprise" is barely worth a response. "What's Tony Thinking?" Obviously not a whole lot about much.

Posted Thu, Mar 29, 7:50 p.m.

This ludicrous article sinks Crosscut to a new low.

Posted Sat, Jan 21, 9:22 a.m.

Oh gawd, I see an ad on this page "High Quality Journalism is a Community Asset. Support Crosscut today!" LMFAO Frankly, I think it is time to call for a BOYCOTT of those businesses that support this sleazy tabloid and rags like it. Seattle Times, Seattle Weekly - you all ...

Posted Thu, Jan 19, 11:34 p.m.

District Watcher, Is this the Jon Bridge document you spoke of? http://www.scribd.com/doc/73152808/Master-to-minion-Teachers-Don-t-Matter

Posted Thu, Jan 19, 11:32 p.m.

"We are almost guaranteed that the next Superintendent will be from a underrepresented minority of some sort and will have few skills other than a very good grasp of politics" Editor's Pick?!?! Oh puhleeze! Editor likes racist remarks?

Posted Thu, Jan 19, 10:43 p.m.

" he had to accept Blum and Patu as the other members of the unstable executive committee." Is this what DeBelle thinks? I seriously question my support of him in the presidency position then. Besides, why the hell is he playing this out in the press (or Crosscut in this ...

Posted Thu, Jan 5, 4:50 p.m.

OK OK! I was trying to cut the intern some slack!

Posted Thu, Jan 5, 9:24 a.m.

What a nonsensical article. Look around. The average stay for an urban school superintendent is 2.5 years! Damn, 5 searches in 16 year? That's 3.2 years. We're doing pretty good! Ridiculous. The short tenure of most high-flying, well-paid superintendents is, in large part, due to greener pastures as in mo' ...

Posted Wed, Jan 4, 3:47 p.m.

For the most part a well-written article, but the headline...37% favorable means "loved"?

Posted Tue, Dec 20, 8:40 p.m.

Yes, the Raikes couple, residents of Bellevue donated $20,000 total for the four incumbents' campaigns. With their net worth, they can just buy the School Board, City Council, and the Statehouse in the next election and still have money left to fix our crumbling buildings, pay our teachers salaries, buy ...

Posted Mon, Dec 19, 11:20 p.m.

Tianna, that's it in a nutshell.

Posted Mon, Dec 19, 8:28 p.m.

Oh, so now the reform bloc and their "new-economy" backers (sounds better than the 1%) are the underdogs?! That's rich. As for your year-end fund drive, my check's in the mail...