Leaders for quality public education from cradle to career
Stephanie Wood-Garnett, the Director of Teacher and Principal Evaluation for the Center of Educational Leadership at the University of Washington, is taking on issue that has been discussed since the early 1960s, students of color being disproportionately placed in special ed. Listen in as Wood-Garnett shares some shocking facts (a third of all U.S. prisoners [...]
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Latino Action Group liaison to Tacoma’s Vibrant Schools committee, Liesl Santkuyl, discusses giving Latino parents a voice and suggestions for how we can close the opportunity gap. One way Santkuyl believes we can end the opportunity gap is by ensuring teachers and other educational staff be culturally competent.
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The results of the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) for the Class of 2011 were released yesterday by the College Board (full reports for the nation here and Washington here). Washington has the highest SAT scores among states with at least 50 percent of the graduating class taking the test. Mean scores statewide were 523 on [...]
Dennis Turner, former gang member able to speak Korean and English at a young age, tells how he gave up in kindergarten after being labeled “deficient.” African American, Native American and Korean American, Dennis was insulted in the 3rd grade for using the “latrine” and insulted in high school geometry for having parents different than [...]
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Sebrena Burr is a former Rainier Beach High School student. She’s now mom to a South Shore PK-8 student in SE Seattle and a relentless education advocate. She spoke Wednesday as part of a press conference with Governor Gregoire. It’s an honor to be the person from our community who delivered the message to the [...]
This post was written by Amber Banks, a doctoral student in Education Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Washington. One year ago, I gave up a decade’s worth of work as a teacher to pursue a career in education policy because I was tired of wondering who was responsible for designing the ineffective [...]
As President Obama pushes for a new era of innovation – “our generation’s Sputnik moment” – we are left with the challenge of making sure that all of children are ready for the opportunities that lie ahead. Washington is one of only nine states where the achievement gap is growing. In order to fulfill the [...]
The Southeast Seattle Education Coalition (SESEC) has published an op-ed in the Seattle Times, asking “How much longer will we have to wait for the kinds of schools our children deserve?” The coalition is a committed grassroots leadership group of multi-cultural SE Seattle organizations and individuals that is collaborating to improve southeast schools and education [...]
This is another post in an ongoing series from a young woman of color who is beginning her teaching career at a public school here in Washington. We have protected her identity so that she can speak freely about her experiences and bring us all on her journey. Read Ms. Education’s first blog post. “I [...]
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