Last night, students, parents and education advocates attended the Seattle School Board meeting to show support for the tentative agreement between the district and teachers union.
Sebrena Burr, a mother of a Seattle Public School student and PTSA Co-Chair at South Shore School, gave public testimony in support of the historic agreement. Here are her [...]
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New test results to be released Tuesday
State Superintendent Randy Dorn will announce Tuesday the results from the first-ever High School Proficiency Exam (HSPE), the successor to the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL). Results will also be released for the Measurements of Student Progress (MSP) test, which is taken by students in grades 3-8.
Students in the classes of 2010-2012 are required [...]
Discussion on Head Start & Early Learning Challenge Fund
A discussion with Danielle Ewen, director of child care and early education policy at the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), delves into the current state of early childhood education on the national level, including the proposed Early Learning Challenge Fund.
Here’s an excerpt from the Ezra Klein blog on the Washington Post site:
The administration [...]
Screening of Paramount Duty in Redmond
If you haven’t seen the provocative film about Washington’s education system, here’s another chance. There will be a screening of the filmParamount Duty next Wednesday, Sept. 1 from 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center (16600 NE 80th Street, Redmond). The screening is hosted by the 45th Legislative District Democrats, but [...]
Nationwide buzz on Waiting for Superman
The nationwide buzz is starting for the upcoming movie Waiting for Superman. The documentary, by director Davis Guggenheim, also of An Inconvenient Truth, follows five kids and their families as they struggle to get a quality education.
New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman wrote about the movie today. Here’s an excerpt of what he had to [...]
Race to the Top second round winners announced
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan named 10 winners in the second round of the Race to the Top competition today. The round two winners are the District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, and Rhode Island. About $3.4 billion in federal funding will be divided among these states [...]
Public presentation on gifted education next Tuesday
What is gifted education? How is a child selected to enroll in a gifted program? Why aren’t students of color well-represented in gifted education?
Next Tuesday, August 24, Dr. Mary Ruth Coleman, an education expert on students with learning disabilities and students with gifts from the University of North Carolina, will answer these questions and more [...]
Initial primary election results are in
Initial returns from the August 17th primary election are in and the results are mixed for education voters. Of the seven supplemental school levies on the ballot, only the Edmonds School District levy is passing with a wide margin. Four other levies are too close to call. We are hopeful that later returns will help [...]
Find that ballot and vote!
Despite the record temperatures, staff and volunteers with LEV joined candidates to knock on doors and help get out the vote over the weekend. Every vote truly counts in the August 17th primary election where turnout is low and outcomes could be decided by just a handful of votes.
If you still have your primary election [...]
Impact of pre-K through 3rd grade alignment
Over the last decade, educators and policymakers have started to really embrace the importance of early learning on a child’s life. In Washington State, the creation of the Department of Early Learning and Thrive by Five are some of the examples of our growing commitment to investing in young children.
Now, the conversation among early learning [...]
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