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State results for the new math end-of-course (EOC) assessments were released yesterday by OSPI. Now, instead of all 10th grade students taking a comprehensive (i.e. across course) math assessment, middle and high schools students will take an EOC assessment at the end of Algebra I/Integrated I and Geometry/Integrated II regardless of what grade they are [...]
King County teachers can count themselves among the growing number of people and organizations to receive grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. More than one thousand project requests will be funded on DonorsChoose.org. This fall, half a million dollars of school supplies and resources will be delivered to classrooms across King County. Request [...]
It’s bond and levy campaign season again! Are you new to this? Trying to get your head around how to run a campaign? Worried about the economic climate? Want to learn how to use social media? There are two excellent trainings available to you. These trainings are designed for campaign committees or individuals from committees [...]
Tonight, the most important question I have to ask will be: Is it appropriate to wear my t-shirt that has hip-hop stars on the side of Mt. Rushmore to the evening for new Upper School students and their parents hosted at the fancy private school Jane will be starting this week? I can’t decide. Yes, [...]
Warren Smith, Sr., has 27 years experience in policy positions as former school board and State Board of Education director. Warren believes we can close the education opportunity gap simply by believing all children can succeed, a common belief among Teachers of the Year. Warren says the education opportunity gap does not exist because some [...]
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When did it start that stores stocked back to school supplies in July and Halloween costumes in August? By this calendar I’d better get my Thanksgiving turkey next week. Yeesh. Speaking of back to school, it is nearly upon us! Or at least some of us… Come Together: As the summer draws nigh, many school [...]
The future may be closer than you think, at least when it comes to digital learning. According to Michael B. Horn, author, lecturer, and co-founder and Executive Director of the Innosight Institute, online learning is on the precipice of something great, a “killer app” of sorts which parents and students will want to have and [...]
“Field trips provide the opportunity to connect abstract classroom learning to real-world experiences. The importance of field trips cannot be underestimated. If students are able to make real-world connections to classroom learning, the learning takes on significance, and directs the student’s attention and engagement. If the students are engaged, meaningful learning can start to take [...]
Say you are a parent in Washington looking for more information on how well your child’s school performed on the math portion of the MSP (Measurements of Student Progress). Or you’re moving to Lakewood from Seattle and you want to see data regarding the achievement/ opportunity gap concerning black and Latino students in the Clover Park [...]
As we continue our discussion about public charter schools, we want to highlight how having high-performing charter schools in the area might also benefit traditional public schools. The following article is from a principal in a traditional public middle school in Connecticut, where the public, non-profit charter network Achievement First operates. I am honored to [...]
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