Leaders for quality public education from cradle to career
The House Education Committee heard testimony on bills before the legislature on establishing a statewide plan for implementing revised teacher and principal evaluations. In particular, teachers spoke up on behalf of HB 2427, which specifically includes student performance in evaluations. Teacher Caine Lowery, whose students once said that he was “the reason [they] got out [...]
In his State of the Union address last night, President Obama made some strong remarks on education. He talks about supporting and rewarding strong teachers and giving schools the flexibility they need to replace teachers who aren’t helping kids learn. In case you missed it, you can see what he has to say on education [...]
Hope Teague-Bowling is a National Board Certified teacher at Clover Park High School in Lakewood, WA and a member of the LEV Foundation Board of Directors. In order to understand my perspective on the issue, it’s important to understand a few premises for my thoughts. 1. What’s best for students should be at the center [...]
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 [...]
In the first installation of Konversations w/ Korsmo, Chris talks with Education Trust President Kati Haycock. Kati is one of the nation’s leading child advocates in the field of education. Her work with Ed Trust has her speaking up for what’s right for young people, especially those who are poor or members of minority groups. [...]
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What makes a good teacher? Although simple in phrasing, this question has no easy answer. CityClub Seattle plans to tackle this and more on Friday, September 30th at Town Hall when they host “The Best Teachers for Our Children.” The event will be moderated by KUOW reporter Phyllis Fletcher and will feature a panel of [...]
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will join Gov. Chris Gregoire via video teleconference on Monday to talk about the importance of education governance and leadership in education. The education roundtable is scheduled to begin at noon in Senate Hearing Room #4 in Olympia. TVW will also televise and stream the teleconference.
This morning, LEV’s legislative director, George Scarola, testified on Gov. Gregoire’s proposal to create a Department of Education. The new department would house the entire education system from early learning through college and make it accountable to the governor. View George’s testimony on the proposal: Later, LEV’s co-founder Lisa Macfarlane testified on Senate Bill 5522, [...]
Members of Seattle Organizers for Community Engagement in Education (Seattle Organizers) received a briefing today about the new tentative agreement between Seattle Public Schools and its principals. Seattle School Board member Steve Sundquist and Howard Pripas, Seattle Public Schools’ Director of Labor and Employee Relations, briefly went over the highlights and major changes of the [...]
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