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Gimme a D! D! Gimme a...Wait! What Comes After D?

The Caffeinator wrote 3 months ago: The Caffeinator here. Early in my rather pedestrian academic career, I made the mistake of getting a … more →

Tags: School Board, maria goodloe-johnson, John Stanford, Education, Educators, Phonics, Latin, American History, Civics

Seattle Public Schools considers lowering graduation level from a "C" to a "D"1 comment

Reuven Carlyle wrote 3 months ago: The information I have is limited to today’s Seattle Times article here, but by all indication … more →

Tags: K-12 Education, "reuven carlyle" seattle, Washington, Education, Testing, Compete, Global economy

Seniority-based layoffs at Seattle Schools may be crumbling

piperscott1949 wrote 4 months ago: According to district management, times are so tough in Seattle Public Schools ($34 million budget s … more →

Tags: Education, Seattle Education Association, Collective Bargaining, Citizens & Parents for Public Schools, Washington state legislature

Police find no evidence that girl with backpack was bullied

heygrrrl wrote 6 months ago: By Lewis Kamb Seattle Times staff reporter Seattle police and school-district officials said Wednesd … more →

Tags: Bullying, school violence, Lawsuits/Criminal Charges, denny middle school, Jeff Clark, David Tucker, Seattle

US Dept of EDU Tackles Seattle School Closures4 comments

Sable wrote 6 months ago: A few weeks ago, a local college student contacted me to ask me about the media, blogging and school … more →

Tags: News, Parenting, Children, Education, Teaching, Seattle, Breaking News, School Closures, cooper elementary

Baltimore's New School Lunch Concept

lilberkienov20 wrote 7 months ago:     Here’s an inspiring story on Tony Geraci and the Baltimore Public Schools. Together, they … more →

Tags: Parents of School-Aged Children (5-12), Parenting, Teen and Young Parents, Advocacy, Hunger & Food Security, poverty, Food Security, School Lunch, free reduced lunch program

Seattle Schools Fires Its Teachers...Yes, all 3300 of 'em

Sable wrote 7 months ago: All has been quiet on the Seattle Schools front as of late- we should have known it was the calm bef … more →

Tags: News, Education, Teachers, Breaking News, maria goodloe-johnson, School Board, SEA Union, WEA Union, Termination

The Rubber Room3 comments

Christy Lochrie wrote 9 months ago: Pop quiz! What do you do with a teacher who a) causes trouble b) loses his / her cool c) does someth … more →

Tags: sexual harassment, retaliation, Jean Paul Sartre, No Exit, This American Life, the rubber room, Glenda Williams, Teachers, punishment

State education in 'crisis,' chief says2 comments

lilberkienov20 wrote 10 months ago: Internal Strife in the Public School System over Budget Cuts….. Read more: State education in … more →

Tags: Parents of School-Aged Children (5-12), Parenting, Seattle, FamilyWorks, Tutoring, Education

Seattle Public School Closures ~ or the case where parents have a hairs up their butts! 3 comments

Mel wrote 1 year ago: Every since John Stanford died, Seattle Public Schools have become a mockery. Actually… I shou … more →

Tags: Advice, Education, Government, Life, Politics, School, Seattle, School Closures

Sundquist to non-English speaking parent: I want to hear from everyone; 'cept you12 comments

Sable wrote 1 year ago: On whom does the burden rest?     Boy oh boy, Sundquist is losing it.  Me thinks he’s gotten a … more →

Tags: News, ahptsa, Arbor Heights, cooper elementary, Current Events, Equity, language, Pathfinder Elementary, Race

Arbor Heights PTSA and Director Sundquist "hatch plans" to offer minority schools as "sacrifical lambs on a plate" to save Arbor Heights28 comments

Sable wrote 1 year ago: AHPTSA school-saving strategy; knock all the dark ones off       Originally posted December 12 @ 3:0 … more →

Tags: News, Politics, Race, racism, Current Events, Seattle, Breaking News, Rainier Beach High School, summit k-12

Seattle Schools to Cooper Elementary: We don't care about you or your building full of brown kids; talk to the hand25 comments

Sable wrote 1 year ago: UPDATE 12-11-2008 9:24PM  Someone at Arbor Heights either has a big heart or a guilty conscience.  I … more →

Tags: News, Race, racism, Seattle, Equity, Breaking News, Seattle Schools, sable verity, School Closures

Rainier Beach High School is safe- for now1 comment

Sable wrote 1 year ago: For today at least, RBHS is safe from merging with Cleveland at the Beacon Hill site.  Newer, even m … more →

Tags: News, Aki Kurose, Breaking News, cleveland high, Current Events, maria goodloe-johnson, Rainier Beach High School, Rainier Valley, rainier valley post

Seattle Schools to RBHS: We don't have to talk to you4 comments

Sable wrote 1 year ago: Oh what a night!  We started off at RBHS’s community meeting to address the proposed closure m … more →

Tags: News, board work sessions, cleveland high school, Community Meetings, Current Events, maria goodloe-johnson, Politics, Rainier Beach High School, School Closures

Seattle School Closures: It's a disgrace, period9 comments

Sable wrote 1 year ago:     Today I attended one of SPS’s community workshops on school closures; boy was it sad, just … more →

Tags: News, Seattle, african american academy, Rainier Beach High School, School Closures, maria goodloe-johnson, lowell elementary, PathFinder, SPS

Rikah to perform live in Seattle

DJ Wesley wrote 1 year ago: Our own Rikah, songstress behind Out of Time, Got 2 B Real and Everything is Changing will be perfor … more →

Tags: CAPP Records, C-89.5, c89.5, knhc, Nathan Hale High School, Rikah

Considering Thanksgiving27 comments

Havlová wrote 1 year ago: Just for a moment, let’s think of America’s indigenous peoples as fully equal human bein … more →

Tags: Race, Thanksgiving, Indians, Native Americans, Indigenous people, white privilege, Imperialism, unapologetic mexican, oyate

Closing Seattle Public Schools: Tragic Shakespearean death scene, part IV4 comments

Sable wrote 1 year ago: Does anyone else feel like we’re in some vicious, deja vu like maze where the Seattle School D … more →

Tags: News, Race, Education, African-American, Seattle, Black People, Closures, african american academy, Rainier Beach High School


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