Politics Closing schools: blaming the victims Montlake Elementary School. by Dick Lilly / December 10, 2008
Politics Seattle neighborhoods need more, not fewer, schools Townhouses in a Seattle neighborhood. by Dick Lilly / December 5, 2008
Careful which schools you close If it's in a neighborhood with lots of renters, many of those families and schoolchildren will quickly leave. by Dick Lilly / December 3, 2008
Seattle Schools' budget: a glum bottom line Even with some courageous cuts by the superintendent, she still has another $10 million in cuts to find. by Dick Lilly / December 2, 2008
Politics Why empty seats are a good thing for Seattle Schools Classrooms need to mix it up by Dick Lilly / November 30, 2008
Politics Seattle's school closure proposal is a really dumb way to make policy Franklin High School, 1917. (Seattle Municipal Archives) by Dick Lilly / November 26, 2008
Politics Some questions about the Gates Foundation's new education push The goals are great, as are the resources. But the new focus risks perpetuating some problems with testing and misses a chance to do more with poor kids in early grades. by Dick Lilly / November 12, 2008
Politics Most kids left behind A classroom in the Laotian school in Ban Na Muang. by Dick Lilly / November 12, 2009
Politics Jump-starting budget reform in Seattle schools Rainier Beach High School Principal Robert Gary Jr. (left) and Seattle schools Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson by Dick Lilly / November 5, 2009