League of Women Voters of Seattle-King County Urges “No” Vote on Proposition 1
From the League of Women Voters of King County October Newsletter The Board of Directors of the League of Women Voters of Seattle-King County unanimously voted to oppose Seattle Proposition 1, the...
View ArticleA note about changes on the blog
To our readers: You might have noticed that this site has been quiet for a while. Carolyn, my co-editor and good friend, discovered she had a medical condition that needed to be treated immediately....
View ArticleThe latest cash grab : Teacher/charter school villages
TFA recognizes the value of the Centers concept and has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Seawall Development Company to replicate the Centers for Educational Excellence model across...
View ArticleDiane Ravitch will be in Seattle on February 4th to discuss her latest book...
Diane Ravitch Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Fight to Save America’s Public Schools Tuesday, February 4th 7:30 p.m. Town Hall Seattle 1119 8th Avenue Seattle, WA...
View ArticleLetter to Seattle Public Schools Leadership Demands Accountability for Abuse...
Seattle Schools’ controversial Superintendent Denise Juneau; School District headquarters It seems very quiet at the offices of the Seattle School District’s John Stanford headquarters, in spite of a...
View ArticleAnother attempted cash grab by the corporate ed crowd in Washington State:...
The League of Women Voters has opposed charter schools because they don’t have boards elected by the voters but instead the corporation running the schools appoints the board. Even though charter...
View ArticleArchitecture 101 for Kids and Teens Online
Hello to all, With COVID-19 creating havoc in many ways on our lives, I may be of value to some parents who, while their students are out of school, may want additional academic support. I have been...
View ArticleSchool Choice and Segregation: New Name, Same Game
This article was originally published at The Progressive: Why ‘School Choice’ is Rooted in White Supremacy A new book highlights how the movement to privatize education started with the effort to keep...
View Article‘Coronavirus Capitalism’ Is Coming for Public Schools
Watch out Seattle This article was originally published at The Progressive. Amid the pandemic, superintendents are gaining the power to sell out public education for private gain. Due to the...
View ArticleA Citizens’ Rebellion 2020
The United States began to form after the rebellion against the King of England when the settlers in the colonies along the eastern coast reacted to the injustice of having to pay taxes without...
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