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Beating the odds

It’s a tough economic climate-especially to achieve the supermajority vote needed to pass a school bond. And yet, that’s exactly what happened last week thanks to the tenacity and hard work of students, schools, and volunteers in Yakima. For the first time in nearly 20 years, voters in the Yakima School District approved a $114 [...]

Beating the odds

Vote Yes for Yakima Kids

It’s a tough economic climate—especially to achieve the supermajority vote needed to pass a school bond. And yet, that’s exactly what happened last week thanks to the tenacity and hard work of students, schools, and volunteers in Yakima. For the first time in nearly 20 years, voters in the Yakima School District approved a $114 [...]

Education news of the day

Thank you, thank you, thank you: For retiring superintendent Soria, mission accomplished Temporary windfall: Wash. gets $672M in education stimulus Sign of the times: Seattle school sign-up points to more students

WA receives $672 million in stabilization funds

The U.S. Department of Education released Washington’s first wave of state fiscal stabilization fund dollars, to the order of $672 million. In our application, we asked for $820 million: Restore the level of state support for K-12 in FY2009:           $362 million Restore the level of state support for colleges in FY2009:     $0 Restore the level [...]

Education news of the day

So close, and yet: Bainbridge school bond could turn on ‘challenged’ ballots Helping hands: B-E program has recipe for success Good news in Issaquah: Teacher layoffs reduced smART: Getting scientific about arts education

TRUTH SQUAD: Early learning veto

Last week The Seattle Times published an editorial in support of Gov. Gregoire’s veto of the early learning section in HB 2261.  We, like so many others across the state, were saddened to lose that part of the bill, and see some things a bit differently than The Times. The Seattle Times “Governor shows leadership [...]

Kati Haycock Town Hall on Seattle Channel

Haycock

If you missed last week’s Kati Haycock presentation, you can view it online via the Seattle Channel.  We’ve also posted the presenation files online and you can read Peter Callaghan’s blog about the key findings.

Education news of the day

Wake up: Schools have much to do to meet standards of achievement Simple majority success: North Mason school levy gains support in latest count Build on: Yakima schools bond issue still winning  Sharing the (lack of) wealth: Teachers give back during recession

Wonky words: Report on education equity

The Schott Foundation for Public Education just released Lost Opportunity: A 50 State Report on the Opportunity to Learn in America. In this report, the states are ranked on the opportunity to learn provided to all students. What I find really interesting is where the report calls out the economic consequences of each state’s education system.  This report [...]

Education news of the day

Hallelujah! 158 Issaquah teachers may get to keep jobs after all Huge win in Yakima!! Editorial: Taking stock of the bond Heartbreak: Editorial: Don’t buy the claims for universal preschool

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