Crosscut articles of the past 10 days with the most clicks.
Crosscut articles of the past 10 days with the most reader comments.
Crosscut blog posts of the past 10 days with the most clicks.
Posted Fri, Nov 13, 6 a.m.
New evidence shows that the Bush administration's famous "No Child Left Behind" education law creates standards that aren't really standards, with unfair and exasperating outcomes for the nation's students.
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Posted Fri, Nov 6, 6 a.m.
A parent’s critical analysis of budget reporting has helped the Seattle school board consider administrative costs in analyzing where to make cuts next year.
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Posted Thu, Nov 5, 6 a.m.
As enrollment begins to creep back up, with a bubble moving toward high school, district officials may think about reopening old Lincoln High. And this is the time to make good on promises to improve South End schools.
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Posted Mon, Oct 26, 6 a.m.
The Seattle School District has the highest administrative costs in the state, according to a district parent's study, putting pressure on Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson as new budget work begins.
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Posted Thu, Oct 22, 6 a.m.
In a year of change, the choices are getting easier as Election Day approaches.
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Posted Tue, Oct 13, 6 a.m.
Better yet, Seattle's next mayor should make sure all high school students spend a year working. It's the best thing he can do to prepare them for adulthood ... and boost graduation rates too.
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Posted Fri, Oct 9, 6 a.m.
A stint in North Carolina offers perspective on some familiar concerns about transportation, school busing, local politics, and quality of life.
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Posted Thu, Oct 1, 6 a.m.
Most writing teachers get even the questions wrong, let alone the answers. So says our correspondent, himself a former writing instructor. And he's got old memos to prove it.
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Posted Wed, Sep 23, 6 a.m.
The Seattle School District is considering lowering its graduation requirements and giving diplomas to "D" students. I know first-hand that some good can come from a lousy grade.
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Posted Mon, Sep 7, 6 a.m.
A Labor Day essay on teacher strikes and their misplaced emphasis on self-esteem. These strikes focus too much on teachers' needs to be given proper recognition, reflecting the way psychological categories have taken over public discourse.
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Posted Mon, Jul 6, 6 a.m.
A freshman legislator lays out suggestions for how the state can embrace fundamental new approaches in four key areas
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Posted Wed, Jun 24, 4 a.m.
It's time to put some teeth into one of education's over-used buzzwords. What's needed are proper testing and real consequences for failure.
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Posted Wed, May 20, 10:55 a.m.
A sobering download of data from The Education Trust makes clear that Washington schools are mired in mediocrity, and the WASL is not helping matters
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Posted Tue, May 19, 6 a.m.
Susan Hildreth, filling the big shoes of Deborah Jacobs, has a good grasp of the complex political environment she's entering. Libraries now have many new missions and lots of bosses.
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Posted Mon, May 11, 6 a.m.
This one, modeled on a Canadian survey, is a mash-up of lots of WASL data. The question is whether the complicated system tells us much we don't already know about where the good (and troubled) schools are.
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Posted Thu, May 7, 6 a.m.
The session seemed all about cuts, but it was also about planting some powerful explosives for a later day. Here's how the Senate Majority Leader might gather in the sheaves.
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Posted Fri, Apr 24, 6 a.m.
Seattle used to create civic visionaries who reshaped the urban landscape. Now our civic visionaries have poor math skills.
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Posted Mon, Apr 13, 6 a.m.
Let's see. WASL math testing is going away. So you don't need to take the test this week? Wrong. Except maybe not wrong. Stumped yet?
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Posted Mon, Mar 30, 11:20 a.m.
Students' mangled expressions about politics impart hilarious wisdom
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Posted Thu, Feb 26, 6 a.m.
Students who took three years in high school will satisfy foreign language requirements. Is this a good thing?
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Posted Fri, Oct 30, 5 p.m.
It could be creepy out there on this Halloween weekend, what with all that extra time to plan tricks and treats.
MOREPosted Wed, Sep 30, 11:19 p.m.
Education Secretary Arne Duncan is dangling some big grants to states that permit charter schools. Washington doesn't, and it has beat back earlier efforts to allow them, led by Jim Spady.
MOREPosted Mon, Sep 21, 3 p.m.
With no political agenda, Po Bronson co-authored a new bestseller about how children learn. But NurtureShock quickly became caught up in a Rush Limbaugh screed about race and popular culture.
MOREPosted Mon, Aug 3, noon
Two heartbreaking small incidents point up the fragility of life for a leader in a homeless village
MOREPosted Thu, Jun 11, 1:13 p.m.
A friend remembers all the lives touched by this coach, Navy man, diehard Mariners' fan, and civic figure
MOREPosted Thu, Apr 9, 8:45 p.m.
Speaker Chopp, the grand master, is making a few powerful moves, but the Democrats are far from being united
MOREPosted Thu, Apr 9, 6 a.m.
The Legislature does not have a budget that can pass, so a frenzied search is on for a voter-approved tax increase that looks good in the polls
MOREPosted Tue, Jan 27, 6 a.m.
How I survived a junior high school trauma.
MOREPosted Mon, Dec 22, 4 p.m. 2008
Our author, a spelling champ in her youth, tries to explain across the generational divide
MOREPosted Wed, Dec 17, noon 2008
African American poet Mona Lisa Saloy defends reading her poem "The "N" Word at Lakeside School.
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