File this under wtfdejavu. That’s a new word. It was necessary to create one, give this: The state auditor is again questioning whether the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle has overcharged Seattle Public Schools — this time for a contract it signed with the school district in December to help African-American students at Cleveland High. …
*rubs temples* This is a tricky one folks. We’ll just start off with the video below: The knee-jerk outrage is apparent to most people; how did this happen?! It doesn’t even necessarily matter if one is pro-life or pro-choice- do we want our kids arranging and undergoing serious medical procedures without our knowledge or consent? …
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 …
A few weeks ago, a local college student contacted me to ask me about the media, blogging and school closures for a research project she is working on. Much of the conversation centered around what bloggers like yours truly reported re: closures, and what the daily papers reported- or didn’t. The Sundquist/Cooper/Arbor Heights debacle obviously …
All has been quiet on the Seattle Schools front as of late- we should have known it was the calm before the storm; the category 5, we’re-not-in-Kansas-anymore- storm. As most of you already know, we have a severe problem with state funding for public education; Washington state is 43 in the nation for per-pupil funding- …