One of the highlights was an interview with a group of students who have all faced challenges, including juvenile hall, homelessness, abandonment, drugs, and deaths of friends and family. When asked how they made it, every single one of them said they got help; an organization, a teacher, mentor helped them and believed in them. [...]
Kudos to all of the organizations involved in the Pierce County Graducation Summit!
October 9, 2009 By
Listen to our conference call on I-1033
October 8, 2009 By
LEV held a statewide conference call on why voters should reject Initiative 1033 yesterday. The call covered: Overview of I-1033 (Mindie Reule from the NO on 1033 campaign) Specifics to Education (Kelly Munn) Campaign overview and how you can help (Kelly Munn) Your Questions You can download and listen to the conference call at home or [...]
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Latest poll on I-1033
October 8, 2009 By
Education news for October 8
October 8, 2009 By
Education news for October 7
October 7, 2009 By
25 cents too far? Schools consider Metro fare increase Another one for February: North Kitsap School Board to discuss 2010 levy, proposed budget panel Survey says: Hispanic students aspire to higher education but face barriers Mo’ money: Ed. Dept. proposes Innovation Grant ground rules Less money: States face budget hurdles on testing, GAO says
I 1033 is really scarier than I originally thought
October 7, 2009 By
I’ve been doing some work on I-1033 to better understand what is going to happen to education if it passes. It’s really not good. It will devastate education and that is not an understatement. You all know me, I’m not about money, I’m about student performance, if we could take these cuts and keep student [...]
Videos for George Scarola
October 6, 2009 By
Have an innovative idea?
October 6, 2009 By
Calling all public schools and non-profits! The U.S. Department of Education today released details on its $650 million Investing in Innovation Fund, which is part of the historic $5 billion investment in school reform in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The grants will support new and proven programs that help close the achievement [...]
Protect our schools – vote NO on I-1033
October 6, 2009 By
Last month, my kids returned to school and to more crowded classrooms. Next year, when one goes off to college, our family could pay up to 14 percent more in college tuition. Tim Eyman’s Initiative 1033 would make things worse for students and families across Washington State. It would reduce state revenue for investments in [...]
