CharlesHoff

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Public schools and why we leave

Posted Mon, Dec 14, 7:50 p.m.

Ann; Come on down to Federal Way. Rents are lower and you will have your choice of either the International Baccalaureate or Cambridge University programs. In addition we have the Public Academy which has some of the highest achievement scores in the State. With the new light rail and free ...

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Time to consider reopening Seattle high schools

Posted Fri, Nov 6, 8:52 p.m.

Improve schools with better principal training???? The money spent on "Professional Development" is largely a waste! If schools were more of a place of learning and less of a daycare and entertainment center maybe this state could climb from 43rd in high school completion back to 39th where it used ...

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Best of 2009: Here's what schools accountability looks like

Posted Mon, Oct 26, 7:30 p.m.

There are many examples of school districts, and schools, that address the parent involvement issue with some clarity. As a former school board member I urged that our school district do the same but there is a reluctance to face this problem. Statistics show very clearly that "absentee parents" children ...

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