Chris Korsmo's blog

Inspired. Maddened. Informed.

For those of you unable to attend Monday's presentation by Kati Haycock, let me tell you - you missed something incredible.  It was inspirational, maddening, informative - and I hope, viral.

  • Did you know that students who have two ineffective teachers in a row never recover?
  • Or that we can't catch kids up by slowing them down?

Would you have known the answer? Now that you do, you also know that the time for bold solutions is now.

Top News

Mayor sets the bar higher for schools

Although major improvements are still needed, Nickels said, he's impressed that Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson, who took over last year, is willing to acknowledge the district's problems and is creating a "strategic plan" to address them.

Your Top Priorities

E-Survey Results

Thank you for the tremendous response on our Feb. 29, 2008 E-Survey. Here’s what you told us were your top education budget priorities this session.