Should Seattle Vote NO On SPS Levy? (Yes)

On February 9th voters will be asked to approve two levies for the Seattle School District; the BTA levy III and the Operations Levy.  The BTA is ‘dedicated’ funding for buildings, technology and academics/athletics.  It’s become the go-to pot of money for the district. Like most things in the district, building maintenance is a huge …

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NCLB: $4billion dollars later, kids still can't read

A reading program at the center of President Bush’s signature education law hasn’t added to children’s understanding of what they read, a federal study has found. The federal government has spent about $6 billion on Reading First, which was created as part of the 2002 No Child Left Behind law and brings extra reading instruction, …

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