A new study by the U.S. Census based on data from 2006-2008 found that the biggest income gap in the country is not based on gender or race, but on education. The study found that over a forty-year career, the variation in annual earnings between the least educated (or those with an eighth grade education [...]
Can’t we all just get along?
September 13, 2011 By
NW Teachers for Social Justice 4th Annual Conference
September 12, 2011 By
Progressive educational activists from around the Pacific Northwest will be gathering for the 4th annual NW Teachers for Social Justice Conference at Chief Sealth International High School on October 1st. The keynote speaker will be Karen Lewis, President of the Chicago Teachers Union who will be discussing “Moving Toward Social Justice in These Hostile Times.” [...]
Potential jobs package built on school bonds
September 12, 2011 By
House Democrats will be looking for some kind of jobs legislation if there is a special session this summer, and Majority Floor Leader Tami Green has suggested one possibility; bonds for school renovations. The bonds would require approval from the voters. The idea is similar to last year’s rejected referendum, but without the bottled water [...]
Washington State Senate and House now taking applications.
September 12, 2011 By
Do you know a 14, 15, or 16 year old interested in learning how our government works? Both the Washington State Senate and the House Page Programs are now taking applications. The Page Program offers successful candidates the opportunity to observe first-hand the legislative process in our state. Those who are selected serve with other [...]
What Can I Do?: Empowering all parents to have a say in the school system
September 12, 2011 By
As the president of the Pierce County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, principal with Blanco Media Group, publisher of El Aquila (a bilingual newspaper circulated in the Pierce County area) and father of two young children, Miguel Blanco is involved with Vibrant Schools Tacoma Coalition because he wants the school district to minimize the achievement gaps [...]
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Korsmo’s education news roundup for Sept. 9th
September 9, 2011 By
From my perspective we are wrapping up a rather successful week of September madness. My kindergartner got off to a good start, learning to write his teacher’s name, remember his lunch code, and blissfully unaware that his mother didn’t cry. My Green Bay Packers got started strong. And the President is (finally) talking about jobs. [...]
GET hiked
September 9, 2011 By
The Washington Higher Education Coordinating Board reported on its blog today that the cost of a unit purchased in Washington’s Guaranteed Education Tuition (GET) program has increased from $117 to $163. The changes to GET, the prepaid college tuition program, will affect units purchased since May 1 and will also affect families opening new accounts [...]
What’s next for education on Inside Olympia
September 9, 2011 By
New social networking site for teachers on the way!
September 9, 2011 By
A new project will be making its debut on September 25th at NBC’s Education Nation Teacher Town Hall. A shared venture by Scholastic, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and DonorsChoose.org dubbed “Teacher Wall” will be a new spin on social networking focused on educators. The new site, which is currently on a mission to collect [...]
