Posted Thu, Jul 7, 10:57 a.m.

Seattle's much-vaunted new collective bargaining agreement requires administrators seeking to remove weak teachers (teachers whose students have shown low growth over the last two years) to conduct two 30-minute observations, monthly conferences, consultations over use of $500 of the improvement fund, and develop "Support Plans" for these teachers. This adds ...

Posted Wed, May 20, 1:30 p.m.

Washington is not 49th out of 50 states in education spending. According to the most recent data available from the U.S. Department of Education, Washington actually ranks 28th in per pupil expenditures, when capital costs are included, and 35th when only operating expenses are counted. These figures are for 2004-05, ...