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Posted Fri, Jun 10, 12:38 p.m.
I am guessing that “diligently” is not Westbrook’s word for TFA alum Tom Stritikus’ behind the scenes maneuvers to get TFA Inc. into Seattle. “Obsessively” is a more apt description; at the very least, “controversially.” In fact, as the documents that the genuinely diligent Westbrook and another parent obtained reveal, ...
MOREPosted Thu, Jun 9, 9:21 a.m.
Seattlecitizen -- You might be interested to know that there will be a mass march and rally in support of public education in Washington D.C. on July 28-31. Diane Ravitch and others will be there. It is cosponsored by Parents Across America. More info here: http://www.saveourschoolsmarch.org/ There will also be ...
MOREPosted Wed, Jun 8, 12:34 p.m.
Where to begin with this one? Well, for starters, Bill Gates has zero expertise in education and the ed reforms he has been bankrolling -- charter schools, high-stakes testing, merit pay (and its accompanying teacher-bashing), large class sizes, "School of the Future" in Philadelphia -- have been largely discredited. He ...
MOREPosted Mon, Oct 26, 1:04 p.m.
Bravo to Meg Diaz for once again doing the sound analytical work that the Seattle School District should be doing itself. Diaz's meticulous report demonstrates that something is seriously awry in Seattle Public School District's central office. It clearly needs to be audited again, and its budget cut to be ...
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