Archive | 10. Nov, 2009

What our early learning town hall meetings accomplished

In the past two weeks hundreds of parents in Seattle, Tacoma, Bellingham and Kirkland met with Bette Hyde, Director of the Department of Early Learning, Nina Auerbach, President of Thrive by Five Washington, and Superintendent of Public Schools Randy Dorn to talk about the challenges they face as they care for and educate their young [...]

Education news for November 10

Budget cuts: Reading, running and ‘a dull roar’
Making it all relevant: Web connects K-12 students with scientists
Unstoppable trend? School districts retooling how they evaluate teachers
Leaders or Laggards? States lag in educational innovation, report says