Originally published in The News Tribune School is about to start after a long, hot summer. My two daughters are ready to begin junior high and high school. What isn’t…
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Gregory bill will put more qualified teachers in Washington classrooms
In the final hours of the final day of the final special session of 2015, Rep. Carol Gregory’s bill to expand Washington’s cohort of teachers with specialized skills cleared its…
Assessment reform approved by House of Representatives
OLYMPIA – A bipartisan bill to reduce the number of high-stakes standardized tests required for high school students was approved by the House of Representatives today by a vote of…
School Levy and Compensation Reform
Two recent articles in the Seattle Times point out one of the remaining key elements of resolving the McCleary “problem”, and it’s a BIG element. Most estimates have the size of…
Statement from Rep. Santos on NCLB rewrite
The following is a statement from Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos (D-Seattle), chair of the House Education committee, on the tentative agreement reached between U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Lamar Alexander…