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 million [...]
Archive | May, 2009
Beating the odds
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 million [...]
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 of state support for [...]
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 on early [...]
Kati Haycock Town Hall on Seattle Channel
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 puts [...]
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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