These are the voyages… Space is the beginning frontier for these students
Oh interwebs: SKSD creating its own online high school program
Survey says: WASL had some good points, researchers say
Tackling the tough stuff: State superintendent looks to identify top education priorities
Race to the job? Murray, Tierney to introduce job training bill
Archive | July, 2009
Education news for July 31
July 28 conference call
We hosted a conference call about the current education landscape Tuesday night. Many thanks to those of you who joined us. For those that missed it, we now have a recording of the call. Since it’s a 4MB file, we recommend you email the link rather than the actual file.
Also, to help you follow along, [...]
Guest Blogger: A Jeffersonian Education – Is it Time for an 18th Century Solution for 21st Century Problems?- Again
A Jeffersonian Education – Is it Time for an 18th Century Solution for 21st Century Problems?
John Stokes
As much as I love communicating by the web and through avenues such as this blog, there is nothing like a conversation face to face. Often the best are pure happenstance. Yesterday I went to the event at State [...]
Step-Up and Make Your Voices Heard: Urge your legislator to vote yes on SAFRA
This fall, I’ll be entering my senior year of college at a private school in North Carolina. Fortunately, my parents started saving for my college tuition before I was born and I have not had to worry about paying for school (thanks Mom and Dad!). However, for most college-age students this is not the case-they [...]
Guest Blogger: Getting rid of the WASL may not be such a good idea after all.
Surprise, surprise!!! Getting rid of the WASL may not be such a good idea after all. John Stokes
In today’s news conference the Center on Education Policy (CEP) announced that its recent study of fifteen classrooms in six high schools in Washington State supports the notion that Washington State educators prefer improving the [...]
Call to Action on HR 3221!
I will forever remember the day when I sat on the floor of my apartment, giant T-89 calculator and old tuition statements in hand, and calculated how much I had acquired in student loans over the past four years. Actually, that day happened not too long ago—around April of 2009!
Federal loans paid for a majority [...]
Attention all data hounds!
If you are reading this blog, chances are you know quite a bit about education data. But, did you know that the high school dropout rate varies widely by counties? Or that close to half of the graduating high school class of 2006 immediately enrolled in public postsecondary education? Now you can pull [...]
Education News of the Day for July 28, 2009
Washington looks likely to get zero funding from “Race to the Top”: Educational pioneer? Not this state
Wenatchee class sizes remain stable: Few effects on local classes
Finding compromises between Kent School District and teachers union in midst of budget crisis: Budget talks heat up between Kent School District, teachers union
Budget balanced and fund balance remains: Coupeville [...]
A bold proposal from the other Washington
Can you think of a win-win for both young and older kids?
We can. It’s the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, which would make a landmark investment in our nation’s future by preparing young children for success in school and young adults for the workforce.
Washington State’s delegation in the House of Representatives will play a [...]
Capitol Hill Conquered!
LEV’s Intrepid Intern Army rocked the Capitol Hill Block Party over the weekend. We collected hundreds of signatures for the Student Bill of Rights, and had a blast while doing so!
Check out our Flickr account to see more!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/educationvoters/
As we work up to our official release of the Student Bill of Rights, we will be going [...]
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