Three Washington Educational Service Districts received federal grants for counseling programs today to establish or expand counseling programs, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Grantees will use funds to support counseling programs in target elementary or secondary schools. Specifically, the new awards will aid local educational agencies in hiring qualified mental health professionals with [...]
Waiting for Superman's Guggenheim interviewed by KUOW
September 30, 2010 By
Waiting for Superman director Davis Guggenheim was a guest this morning on KUOW’s “The Conversation.” (The movie opens tomorrow in Seattle.) Later in the interview, Guggenheim has a fascinating – and at times a little punchy – debate with Olga Addae, president of the local teacher’s union, the Seattle Education Association. Listen here for yourself, [...]
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Waiting for Superman showtimes
September 30, 2010 By
Heard all the buzz around Waiting for Superman? Want to see the movie? The film, by director Davis Guggenheim, also of An Inconvenient Truth, will open in just three theaters tomorrow in the Seattle area. With all the media attention surrounding the film, make sure to buy tickets online: AMC Pacific Place 11 600 Pine [...]
Improving teacher quality
September 29, 2010 By
Where would we be today without the great teachers we had in school? When I found out my fourth grade teacher was retiring, I visited her to say “thank you” for helping me succeed in life. So how do we ensure that every classroom has an excellent teacher? The Joyce Foundation has released a guidebook [...]
We don't need a superhero to revolutionize education – we just need you.
September 29, 2010 By
Education Nation: Early Learning
September 29, 2010 By
“How can our children race to the top when they are already behind at the starting line? This is the question host Matt Lauer (AKA: peanut butter) poses at the beginning of a segment on PreK on the Today Show’s week long-special on education across the nation, Education Nation – this segment aired on Monday. [...]
Times endorses Senator Rodney Tom
September 28, 2010 By
The Seattle Times just released their endorsement of Rodney Tom in the contested race for state senate in the 48th Legislative District, which includes parts of Bellevue, Redmond and Kirkland, along with Medina and Clyde Hill. [Tom] has been a principled moderate, a stance that fits his suburban district. This is no yes man for [...]
Where do you stand? (electorally speaking)
September 28, 2010 By
As many of you know, this year’s ballot is going to be a crowded one. Among all the state, local, and congressional races we will also be voting on 6 statewide initiatives (1053, 1082, 1098, 1100, 1105, 1100) and 1 referendum (R-52). Something interesting just came across my desk and I thought you might want [...]
And the 2011 Teacher of the Year Award goes to….
September 27, 2010 By
We know you’ve been waiting for the announcement, so here it is: Congratulations to Jay Maebori, the 2011 Washington Teacher of the Year! The press release from OSPI has all of the details: Jay Maebori, a language arts teacher at Kentwood High School in Covington, was named 2011 Washington Teacher of the Year at an [...]
LEV to host expert panel on changing our schools
September 27, 2010 By
We know that we’ve spent a lot of cyber ink promoting our event featuring education champion Kevin Johnson, but we want don’t want you to miss an amazing panel of ed reformers later in October. We’ve managed to put together a panel on Monday, Oct. 25, of folks who have shown results in changing kids’ [...]
