The goals are great, as are the resources. But the new focus risks perpetuating some problems with testing and misses a chance to do more with poor kids in early grades.
Don't just tweak the tests, advises this former Seattle School Board member. The new state schools chief should shift dramatically to a more content-based tests.
When it comes to problems with our schools, there's a lot more insight in Robert Jamieson's Thursday column than in the school district's curriculum audit by consultants Phi Delta Kappa International...
For once, the horse race handicapping of the primary season is a metaphor with great legs. We're watching a field of fierce runners and the move from the mindset post-Iowa to now post-New Hampshire...
I'd like to think it could turn out otherwise, but the large -- and dare I say it, tasteful -- Lost Our Lease sign says M. Coy Books near the Market in downtown Seattle is going away at the end of...
This appeared Thursday, December 20th in the email in-box at KING-FM (Seattle-based classical music station, and a leader in streaming audio online). The sender's name has been changed. The message...
Local history, a female serial killer, Eastern Washington tales and losing money in your sleep -- Crosscut authors help you find presents for that special someone.
