mcfox

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Will your school be there next year?

Posted Fri, Dec 12, 12:02 a.m.

I agree. Especially after I did a quick walk through of the building Montlake is supposedly going to be "moved" to. It can't be that much better than our current facility. I suspect they will want to close that soon as well. So the grandfathering only applies if the school ...

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Closing schools: blaming the victims

Posted Thu, Dec 11, 11:42 p.m.

Seattle taxpayers should be aghast at the way the Seattle School District is handling this. If the stadiums were mishandled like this, you can be sure there would be a collective uproar from the citizens of Seattle. The District needs to stop, make the new reference areas, and let each ...

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Will your school be there next year?

Posted Wed, Dec 10, 9:41 p.m.

Just got back from a meeting at Meany Middle School and want to thank two School Board members for attending. Thank you Mary Bass and Michael DeBell. In answer to my question about the reassignment plan for 2010, Director Debell clarified that all students and their siblings will be grandfathered ...

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Blue-state musings from a red-state woman

Posted Fri, Dec 5, 10:07 a.m.

I find it refreshing to hear the viewpoint from someone who is clearly a reasonable citizen. I found the divisive tone of the last election really distasteful. I resent pompous liberals telling me I'm an idiot for even talking with conservatives, much less counting them as my friends. I have ...

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Why empty seats are a good thing for Seattle Schools

Posted Mon, Dec 1, 3:03 p.m.

The Seward Park/Mount Baker communities are full of families. If the Seattle School District would build successful programs down there (ex. Orca Elementary) they would have schools bursting at the seams with neighborhood kids of all demographics. Most parents I know are desperate for some quality k-8 programs in the ...

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