Washington’s young kids need one minute of your time to send a message to Congress. Congress comes back to work today, and if they don’t act — and soon — on renewing early learning funding, thousands of children in our state will not be able to attend the Head Start and child care programs that [...]
Korsmo’s education news roundup for Nov. 12th
November 12, 2010 By
This week’s news includes a shake- up in New York, state progress on graduation requirements, school level accountability and transparency, the latest on Teach for America coming to Puget Sound, and more election results. This week also saw education results champion and Harlem Children’s Zone CEO Geoffrey Canada speak in Seattle. If you weren’t one [...]
City launches new schools-focused website
November 12, 2010 By
The City of Seattle has launched a new social networking site that aggregates information about Seattle Public Schools and provides a central location for folks to share content and events that are related to the city’s schools. If you remember back several months, the city held meetings as part of the Youth & Families Initiative [...]
Do we have a plan B?
November 10, 2010 By
Geoffrey Canada has asked numerous presidents and education secretaries “what’s plan B” to our nation’s failing public schools. He got no answer. Canada asked the same question today to a room of more than 1,000 educators and community leaders at the Seattle Foundation’s Annual Luncheon. He challenged all of us to be part of the [...]
Q: What hasn’t changed since 1985?
November 10, 2010 By
Updated 4 PM: The State Board of Education has just adopted new high school graduation requirements. Stay tuned for more details. A: Washington’s high school graduation requirements. A lot has changed since 1985. That’s why the State Board of Education (SBE) is trying to make students take more rigorous classes in high school. The goal [...]
How do you know if your school is a good school?
November 9, 2010 By
District-wide school report cards are a start, but how do parents know if their child’s school measures up? You could attend our advocacy training in January. We’ll give you lots of tips on how to get involved. You can also contact LEV’s community organizers – Kerry and Dawn – for advice and suggestions. You can [...]
Report card day in Seattle is a mixed bag
November 9, 2010 By
Graduation requirements: Setting kids up for success
November 9, 2010 By
My parents did not finish college. But I did. After college, I joined VISTA, the domestic arm of the Peace Corps and I went to work in a maximum security juvenile correctional facility in Columbia, South Carolina. That was 30 something years ago. As I reflect on my professional life, half of it (15 years) [...]
Seattle Public Schools publishes district-wide report cards
November 9, 2010 By
Seattle Public Schools published this morning its long-awaited report cards, providing data at both the district and school level. We’ll post some analysis of this once we have time to sort through the data. District report card School reports School survey results What can you do now? After you’ve read your school report, you can [...]
Election results: Tuesday morning edition
November 9, 2010 By
Yes, ballots are still being counted, and there are several races yet to be decided. Stay tuned. State Supreme Court 1. Jim Johnson – reelected 2. Barbara Madsen – reelected 3. Still in Play: Richard Sanders – 50.11% v. Charlie Wiggins 49.89% State Senate Democratic majority in Senate 31-18 7 needed to change leadership of [...]
