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Posted Thu, Jan 19, 2 a.m.
The School Board feels its way with its more independent-minded members, hoping to present a more solid picture to candidates for the hot seat. The argument over board protocol seems arcane, but much is riding on it.
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Posted Tue, Jan 17, 2 a.m.
Training for jobs has shifted to community colleges. But shouldn't we offer opportunities to relate career interests to classes in high school, even if it contradicts the mantra of college for all?
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Posted Thu, Jan 5, 2 a.m.
The Seattle school district seems to be the Bermuda Triangle of superintendents, with a new national candidate search every three years. Could it be that finding the right leader for the district isn't our real problem?
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Posted Thu, Dec 29, 2 a.m.
That most incumbents deserve reelection and are doing fairly well does not eliminate the need for important structural changes.
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Posted Tue, Dec 27, 12:45 p.m.
Children change the character of a place for the better, but downtown Seattle lacks an essential ingredient for serving families with children: schools.
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Posted Mon, Dec 19, 2 a.m.
The Department of Justice lands, clumsily, on Seattle police, and Seattle Schools Supt. Susan Enfield opts out of the fray. Here's the story behind these two bombshells.
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Posted Sun, Dec 18, 11:30 p.m.
The children "need to feel like they still belong to this community," says Celebrate Kids! founder Vance Bartley, once a lifer behind bars under the state’s three-strikes law.
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Posted Fri, Nov 18, 2 a.m.
Voters appear to have created more changes than it first appeared, and they did it with informed choices. Next up: better oversight of the district?
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Posted Wed, Nov 9, 2 a.m.
Education reformer Steven Brill says we're from Pluto. But is the message of education reform being lost in translation?
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Posted Thu, Nov 3, 2 a.m.
Seattle races and ballot measures turned into ratifications of the present course, for a variety of structural and political reasons. Want the real drama? Look along the railroad corridor to Bellingham and along the Sound Transit corridor on the Eastside.
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Posted Fri, Oct 28, 2 a.m.
The levy is on the ballot, up for a seven-year renewal by voters. Two Seattle middle school principals spoke to Crosscut about the levy's impact on their students.
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Posted Sun, Oct 23, 1:27 p.m.
That most incumbents deserve reelection and are doing fairly well does not eliminate the need for some important structural changes, such as by-district elections of city councilmembers.
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Posted Thu, Oct 6, 2 a.m.
The infamous "Seattle process" has developed out of, and caused, a big gap in trust here. In the case of the viaduct, voters seemed to scream out their dissatisfaction with the slow, painful cycle of distrust and debate.
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Posted Thu, Aug 18, 11:45 a.m.
The Seattle Alliance of Black School Educators is holding an event Saturday (Aug. 20) to empower parents.
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Posted Tue, Aug 9, 2 a.m.
Too much of our focus on education reform misses a point: children aren't numbers. And the first step in dealing with the dropout issue is to connect with them.
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Posted Tue, Jul 12, 2 a.m.
Community leaders are taking a closer look at the crisis-ridden Seattle and Washington public schools, where the achievement gap is widening. A key problem is the lack of sufficient pressure from parents and citizens to demand better schools.
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Posted Thu, Jul 7, 2 a.m.
Teachers unions, as unions should do, have acted in the best interests of their members, a new book argues. That has meant blocking significant reform and overriding the needs of students. One solution: computerized learning.
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Posted Thu, Jun 23, 2 a.m.
The amount of money, if voters approve in November, is double the previous time. The big differences are a sharper focus on schools with struggling students, and much more emphasis on measurement and competition among schools.
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Posted Mon, Jun 20, 2 a.m.
In an unusually blunt assessment, the board says its academic-performance goals, particularly for disadvantaged students, "are not on track to be met."
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Posted Fri, Jun 10, 2 a.m.
Emails show the UW's Dean of Education Tom Stritikus moved quickly and diligently to bring Teach for America to Seattle Public Schools. But should an area with plenty of fully trained teachers (including UW graduates) be reaching for barely trained college graduates?
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No more excuses about marriage for some folks. Bellevue wants what Seattle has lost. Green jobs: not going according to the plan.
MOREPosted Tue, Jan 17, 5:08 p.m.
The all-day cancelation follows a day in which classes started early -- and were dismissed early.
MOREPosted Wed, Jan 4, 3:15 p.m.
A new survey shows that Seattle took to the interim superintendent. The one who has taken flight, that is.
MOREPosted Tue, Nov 8, 11:15 p.m. 2011
School Board leader Steve Sundquist trailed a challenger narrowly in the first results.
MOREPosted Thu, Jul 7, 10 a.m. 2011
A new report finds considerable interest in providing longer school years or days, despite the budget challenges.
MOREPosted Thu, Jun 16, 7:52 p.m. 2011
Some peculiar factors lead to the prediction of little turnover in local legislative bodies, which have benefitted from strong members elected four years back.
MOREPosted Wed, Jun 8, 9:15 a.m. 2011
The deadline for Washington state's College Bound Scholarship Program, which can cover students on the free or reduced-price lunch program, is fast approaching.
MOREPosted Wed, Jun 1, 2 a.m. 2011
School district is outsourcing a whistleblower program to the city.
MOREPosted Tue, May 17, 3:57 p.m. 2011
Martin Floe is being asked to stay. Interim Superintendent Susan Enfield says she has listened to the community and teachers.
MOREPosted Mon, May 16, 2 a.m. 2011
Interim Seattle Schools Superintendent Susan Enfield's justifications for firing Martin Floe have convinced almost no one. And the district, desperately seeking stability and public confidence after a recent scandal, has been tipped yet again toward instability and public discontent.
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