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Remember that Brady Bunch episode where Jan gets all pouty and sniffs, “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia….?” All ancient cultural references aside, Seattle, Seattle, Seattle. You may ask yourself, “What’s all the fuss about Seattle, isn’t LEV statewide?” Yes. Indeed. Statewide. So why all this Seattle ink? Here are a few reasons. Seattle is the largest district [...]
Despite the record temperatures, staff and volunteers with LEV joined candidates to knock on doors and help get out the vote over the weekend. Every vote truly counts in the August 17th primary election where turnout is low and outcomes could be decided by just a handful of votes. If you still have your primary [...]
Paul Ruiz, senior advisor of the Education Trust, spoke recently in Tacoma about ways to close the achievement gap. His personable, practical, and engaging presentation went beyond standard racial achievement gap data into information on income, city, and international gaps. Some of Ruiz’s points that struck me most were about the poverty, city / state, [...]
“I need to laugh, and when the sun is out I’ve got something I can laugh about. I feel good, in a special way. I’m in love (with our state’s early learning legislative champions) and it’s a sunny day. Good Day Sunshine.” Good Day Crayon: The ELAA Crayon Awards What better could you possibly have [...]
Parents and community members will join Senator Ed Murray for his Campaign Kickoff in the Park event Monday, August 16th from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at Cal Anderson Park. LEV has recognized Ed Murray as a champion for Seattle Public Schools, the University of Washington and community colleges. In addition, for 15 years Seattle [...]
Well, well, well. We’ve started quite a conversation here with the post about the Seattle teacher negotiations yesterday. There were some really thoughtful responses and a few ticked off folks blowing off steam. Your comments inspired me to continue the conversation and to clarify a couple of things. Here we go: “LEV sides with the [...]
The discussion and rumors swirling around the Seattle teacher contract negotiations are quite telling. Sides are being staked out, spin is being spun, and confusion reigns. In there somewhere is a conversation that should drive much-needed changes that raise our kids’ achievement. Kids. Write that down on a piece of paper and put a check [...]
We all know that teacher contract negotiations can be messy, messy stuff. But there are some amazing examples of districts and unions doing something that should be common practice: collaborating for the best interest of the kids. Check out these examples of innovative solutions that districts, states, and teacher unions have created. We hope that [...]
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