Leaders for quality public education from cradle to career
This op-ed was written by Paul Pastorek, former Louisiana state superintendent of education. It appeared in the Seattle Times. The Big Easy is about food, music and Bourbon Street, not about innovation, right? Wrong! New Orleans is at the center of an education revolution that is developing an “education system” that defies conventional wisdom. If, [...]
The following is prepared testimony given on Friday in the House Education Committee in favor of HB 2428, which would allow for transformation zones and public charter schools in Washington state. Written testimony sometimes varies from the spoken testimony, as panelists are dissuaded from reading from a script. Members of the committee, my name is [...]
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 [...]
Macy, a student at Whitworth University in Spokane, shares how her public charter school education transformed her life. Her charter school focused on helping low-income students be the first in their families to go to college. All of her classmates graduated from high school, and 94% went on to attend four-year universities. “Preuss taught me [...]
Here we are on the cusp of a big football playoff weekend and all I can think about are the brand spanking new pieces of legislation introduced this week which, if passed, could have a significant impact on student achievement – namely the achievement gap. So, on with it. Chartering a New Course: This week, [...]
Rep. Eric Pettigrew and Sen. Steve Litzow, flanked by parents, community members and educators, announced two major education bills Thursday that will seek to improve the learning and achievement for all students, especially those attending low-performing schools. “These bills would have impact right now,” Pettigrew said. These bills are one step in the right direction, [...]
This is a summary of a bill introduced to the state Legislature today focusing on excellent instruction. We’ll update when a bill number is assigned. A Bill to Close the Achievement/Opportunity Gap Bill sponsors: Rep. Eric Pettigrew (D-Seattle) and Sen. Steve Litzow (R-Mercer Island) In Washington, students from low-income families and students of color have [...]
Recent data released from Seattle Public Schools uncovered achievement gap we haven’t talked about before: African American students performed significantly lower on testing than black students who speak a language other than English at home. The results got Paul Hill, director of the Center for Reinventing Public Education, to talk about how other cities have [...]
Texas schools are taking a serious look at their zero-tolerance discipline policies, and many are realizing they need to make changes, according to a story by NPR. Certain offenses like fighting, disrupting class, or even using profanity can get students a “ticket” that, instead of sending them to the principal’s office, sends them to court. [...]
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