Leaders for quality public education from cradle to career
That is the message behind this inspiring video we spotted on The Hopper, the Senate Democrats blog. All week, folks have been filling up the capital to testify to the House and Senate Ways and Means Committee on behalf of critical education programs. Students of Renton Technical College took a unique step by submitting an [...]
In the second of a three-part series focusing on school funding, we talk with Mary Alice Heuschel, Superintendent of Renton School District. The 2011 Washington Superintendent of the Year heads a diverse student body, with 89 languages spoken in her schools. Cuts to an already financially-strained district – 54% of Renton students experience poverty – [...]
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It’s that time of the week. You can smell the rush hour traffic. Your alarm clock is safely set in the off position in sweet anticipation of an extra fifteen minutes of Saturday morning sleep. And even your most annoying colleague looks ok to you today. The only thing better than Friday is a Friday [...]
The story is way too familiar. A school district in low income area is besieged by mediocre graduation rates and finds little to no support to do otherwise. The Renton school district could have easily fit into that category. Their graduation rate was low at 74 percent and over half of the students qualified for [...]
We asked Mary Alice Heuschel, Superintendent of the Renton School District, how state cuts to education will affect the schools in her district. These are her answers. LEV Blog: How much are you cutting because of the session’s cuts? Heuschel: We are cutting $2.7 million in state funds and $1.5 million in federal (American Recovery [...]
