Leaders for quality public education from cradle to career
Holy office party, batman. Team LEV having successfully eaten brunch returns to its regularly scheduled Friday afternoon only to find that it’s a bittersweet pairing of awesome sauce (HT to MS on the phrase. You know who you are.) and anything but awesome. First, the good news: Can I Get a Hey Yeah!: Washington is [...]
The news is out, Washington state is one of the winners of the Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge (RTT-ELC). What does it mean, you ask? Washington state, along with California, Minnesota, Ohio, North Carolina, Maryland, Delaware, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island will share $500 million dollars to go towards early learning initiatives. That’s a [...]
Earlier this week, LEV staff members visited Totem Middle School, and it’s safe to say we were blown away. With half of the students receiving free or reduced lunch, Totem has been able to do something remarkable – turn around their math scores dramatically in just three years. Just take a look at these statistics: [...]
This post is republished with permission and originally appeared on Beth Sigall’s School House Wonk blog. The Foundation for Excellence in Education and Digital Learning Now! issued digital report cards this week. These report cards assess the effectiveness of each state’s online learning opportunities for K-12 students. States earned grades of “achieved,” “partial” or “not [...]
Gov. Gregoire today unveiled her “Next Steps for Education Reform,” a list of policy and actions she intends to turn into legislation for the 2012 session. At first blush, there are encouraging pieces, as well as some warranting further scrutiny. As with any policy proposal, the devil is in the details, and we await the [...]
The Washington State Governor’s race put the issue of political endorsements front and center when Republican candidate Rob McKenna decided not to attend the endorsement interview with the Washington Education Association. Jay Inslee subsequently received the WEA’s endorsement. The League of Education Voters has consistently endorsed state legislative candidates, candidates for Governor, OPSI and occasionally [...]
Do you have the answers to solve the state’s $1.7 billion budget deficit? KUOW wants to hear from you. On Wednesday, The Conversation with Ross Reynolds will feature how listeners chose to balance the state’s budget with our online budget calculator. If you want to weigh in, make your choices with the calculator, then report [...]
Despite how it might feel, that cold nip in the air is not the consequence of anything the Kardashians are up to. It’s actually December. You might have missed that. If you live under a rock, that is. I’d love crafting ideas for the holiday catalogues that arrive uninvited to my mailbox. Also taking nominations [...]
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