Posted Mon, Feb 28, 11:18 a.m.

See: Ten Reasons Why the Seattle Public Schools’ Superintendent, Dr. Marie Goodloe-Johnson, Should Be Fired With Cause, http://seattleducation2010.wordpress.com/2011/02/28/2803/.

Posted Thu, Feb 25, 12:52 p.m.

Also, if you want schools that are driven by teachers and students, check out our alternative school programs in Seattle. What you are describing is exactly what we have already have in our school district. If you want to know more about these great programs, check out the Option School ...

Posted Thu, Feb 25, 12:40 p.m.

Before you start trying to make charter schools more palatable, consider exactly what they are. These schools are mostly run by charter franchises at this point, KIPP, Imagine and Edison to name a few. They use public money, hire non-union, young and relatively inexperienced teachers (it's cheaper that way), have ...

Posted Thu, Feb 25, 12:23 p.m.

First of all, the reason that charter schools abound in LA is because Eli Broad lives there and made mayoral control of LA schools a priority. Once the mayor was in control of the school district, then he became the major influence convincing others includeing the mayor that charter schools ...

Posted Thu, Feb 11, 12:06 a.m.

Regarding KIPP Schools, see: Bay Area KIPP schools lose 60% of their students, study confirms: http://www.examiner.com/x-356-SF-Education-Examiner~y2008m9d17-Bay-Area-KIPP-schools-lose-60-of-their-students-study-confirms Charter school faces withdrawals over punishment: http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/atlanta/stories/2009/03/22/kipp_school_withdrawals.html?cxntlid=homepage_tab_newstab Recess: Happy playtime or hellhole of fighting and bullying?: http://www.examiner.com/x-356-SF-Education-Examiner~y2008m12d26-Recess-Happy-playtime-or-hellhole-of-fighting-and-bullying

Posted Thu, Feb 11, 12:01 a.m.

What Is a Charter School? The basic difference between a traditional public school and a privately run charter school is that with a charter school there is complete control of the school by a private enterprise within a public school district. Although taxpayer-funded, charters operate without the same degree of ...

Posted Mon, Oct 26, 2:42 p.m.

Regarding the question of mayoral control, exaclty how do you think that the mayor's office and the city bureacracy that goes with it would better be able to manage the finances of SPS? Anyway, the issue of mayoral control has more to do with controling the entire school district, no ...

Posted Fri, Oct 2, 9:48 p.m.

Seattle has a rich and varied history of alternative school programs starting with Alternative School #1 (AS1) which was established in Seattle about forty years ago. When my daughter and I moved to Seattle, I discovered the alternative school program and was greatly impressed by what the school district had ...

Posted Mon, Jun 22, 7:30 a.m.

With TT Minor gone and the middle school at Meany moved, where will all the children go to school that live in this new community? A community is not a community without schools. There will not be any schools within a reasonable distance of this development.

Posted Mon, Jan 5, 10:47 a.m.

Many of the points that have been made in this article resonate with many of us. My concern is about closing schools in the Central District and Capitol Hill areas. According to demographic studies, there will be an influx of families into these areas within the next few years. These ...