Leaders for quality public education from cradle to career
We know that our kids must know how to write well in our digital, global world. A bill is moving forward that would remove passing the writing assessment as a graduation requirement. Really? What gets measured, gets done. By removing this benchmark, we will be sending students into the world without knowing if they are [...]
The Excellent Schools Now coalition (of which we are a member) has released a new vision for our state A+ Washington: A Way Forward for All Students. The vision focuses on bringing the input of a wide range of stakeholders to provide solutions for the challenges that face our education system today. This effort is [...]
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 [...]
Josh Garcia, assistant superintendent with Federal Way Public Schools says, “Our goal is that every kid meets standard.” Over 400 Federal Way teachers identified key standards and learning targets for every grade level and every subject called “Power Standards.” “We got tired of talking in generic terms (about learning standards) and not really getting clear [...]
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Last week, we wrote that Gov. Chris Gregoire signed House Bill 1524, which allows students to earn a high school diploma if they complete the rigorous International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme and pass state exams. Yesterday, Rep. Tina Orwall, the bill’s prime sponsor, posted the photo below of the bill signing ceremony on her Facebook page. [...]
The uncertainty over our state’s math graduation requirements has been tempered for now this year. The Legislature just passed House Bill 1412, which allows students in the classes of 2013 and 2014 to pass one math end-of-course (EOC) exam instead of two. Students could pass either the algebra or the geometry EOC exams to satisfy [...]
High energy, uber-involved and tenacious, Alison Meryweather, lives with her husband and children in Issaquah, a 96% graduation rate school district. Alison quit her job to advocate 24/7 for her children’s education to ensure they GET to college. Before you move to any district in search of the best education for your children, listen to [...]
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Make sure your child gets plenty of rest and a good breakfast next week. High school students will be taking the High School Proficiency Exam (HSPE) in reading and writing. The HSPE is a state exam that measures a student’s proficiency of basic skills. Students in the classes of 2010-2012 must pass the reading and [...]
Perhaps in anticipation of the craziness coming in the next couple of weeks, Week 5 turned out to be a relatively quiet one. However, the LEV team was still busy working on our priorities and here were some of the week’s highlights: On Tuesday and Friday, LEV’s legislative director, George Scarola, testified in both the [...]
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