tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post4269432642407687352..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: News Round-Up (And Look Who's Boycotting State Tests)Melissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-84648374219805248352012-04-06T09:35:15.909-07:002012-04-06T09:35:15.909-07:00@savvyvoter: I'm sure there are a dozen or m...@savvyvoter: I'm sure there are a dozen or more city light employees making more than Enfield<br /><br /><br />JulietteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-48323663813854323852012-04-05T23:29:43.901-07:002012-04-05T23:29:43.901-07:00Okay Hilarious, one of the phony orgs on the Korsm...Okay Hilarious, one of the phony orgs on the Korsmo piece (no names, only a "communication specialist) has been hacked! And since nobodies home, who cares right?<br /><br /><a href="http://www.collegeworkready.org/index.php/news-&-resources/12" rel="nofollow">College and Work Ready Agenda wants you to buy Cialis</a>mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-46645514855027022262012-04-05T18:50:24.382-07:002012-04-05T18:50:24.382-07:00ed deform gobbledegook: Executive director of KIPP...ed deform gobbledegook: Executive director of KIPP school: We don't pay students for grades, we just reward good scores with money."<br /><br /><a href="http://m.jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/479262/topher-sanders/2012-03-15/kipp-school-jacksonville-offers-cash-fcat-gains" rel="nofollow">Jacksonville KIPP charter school offers cash for FCAT gains</a>Sahilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610179287237833742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-419112439405418302012-04-05T15:53:19.074-07:002012-04-05T15:53:19.074-07:00New York parents Opting Out:
Children should not ...New York parents Opting Out:<br /><br /><a href="http://nystoptesting.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Children should not be a number</a><br /><br />"A movement to end standardized testing in New York State and our nation. Parents need to start this revolution by opting out their children from state testing programs in order to take back public education from the corporate reformers who are destroying the education of our children."Sahilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610179287237833742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-76782099576159227042012-04-05T14:02:59.795-07:002012-04-05T14:02:59.795-07:00Optin Out Of Testing Madness - Why and How<a href="http://seattleducation2010.wordpress.com/2012/04/05/opting-out-of-the-testing-madness-why-and-how/" rel="nofollow">Optin Out Of Testing Madness - Why and How</a>Sahilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610179287237833742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-41962909703659510842012-04-04T21:25:21.346-07:002012-04-04T21:25:21.346-07:00That letter that Sahila linked is a response to th...That letter that Sahila linked is a response to the demand to Bailey-Fogarty for specifics in the Publicola blog. It clearly specifies early learning as a priority with which everyone agrees but is up to the legislature to fund. Little else is included other than we need excellent this and excellent that. <br /><br />Then a kind of rant about Washington schools followed up with some statistics about other districts. <br /><br />And a lot of numbers about the opinions of people. <br /><br />As for the list of every organization they could think of . . . I'd be interested in knowing how much involvement these groups really had.<br /><br />You gotta admit, they're out there trying. Do we have them on the defensive?<br /><br />n...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-59145489159297247692012-04-04T16:09:43.707-07:002012-04-04T16:09:43.707-07:00My apologies; I think I just go too fast and proof...My apologies; I think I just go too fast and proofread too quickly. I think I meant in a state awash with charters.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-81097623636313699122012-04-04T15:52:02.772-07:002012-04-04T15:52:02.772-07:00Michelle B nailed it in the supe article. Anyone c...Michelle B nailed it in the supe article. Anyone coming in needs to see the public dynamic in action. And the public has the right to see the most highly paid public servant in the state unvarnished by some (suspect in makeup and authority) focus group. <br /><br />SavvyVoterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-33668187677486935992012-04-04T15:39:42.957-07:002012-04-04T15:39:42.957-07:00I dunno Josh, I think "awash with Florida&quo...I dunno Josh, I think "awash with Florida" pretty much nails it....mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-31277735385651136762012-04-04T15:17:31.382-07:002012-04-04T15:17:31.382-07:00Michelle writes:
"First up, in Florida, pare...Michelle writes:<br /><br /><i>"First up, in Florida, parents - real parents - marched on their Legislature and turned back a well-financed effort to have a parent trigger law in a state awash with Florida."</i><br /><br />Awash with Florida? What did you intend to write here (I assume it was something other than "Florida") - "charter-provider money", maybe?Josh Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242600011474990770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-88015714988846482232012-04-04T11:56:14.820-07:002012-04-04T11:56:14.820-07:00Well, at least we weren't called names like in...Well, at least we weren't called names like insurgents, traditionalists, etc. I kinda like "watchdog", although my favorite moniker is the "Peruvian Piranha" ; }mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-35615608674487385682012-04-04T11:23:43.180-07:002012-04-04T11:23:43.180-07:00In the superintendent article McCormick and Buetow...In the superintendent article McCormick and Buetow both offered smart quotes about why to involve the public. Thank you to them and others (hey, even the Times' editorial page) for speaking out on behalf of those of us who have no "inside access".<br /><br />My family doesn't have a lot of $$. We aren't politically connected. But we care a whole lot about who our next leader is. Both for our own family (to bail or not to bail on SPS, that is the questions) and for our friends, neighbors and fellow city residents.<br /><br />Capitol Hill MomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-7721424568383044362012-04-04T11:07:06.393-07:002012-04-04T11:07:06.393-07:00I wish the point about the lottery being a self-se...I wish the point about the lottery being a self-serving feature of charter schools was highlighted more in these debates. I have been so frustrated when pro-charter folks claim they take all comers because of the lottery. Then they point out the higher test scores of minorty students in charters, and claim it is because of the charters, not because of the students. <br /><br />Minority students are not interchangable. If you have an African-American kid whose parents sign them up for the lottery, you can predict higher parent involvement than for the kid whose paretns did not. And parent involvement predicts better outcomes academically. <br /><br />If a charter school can't produce results with the SAME students as a public school, then they aren't better. They are just skimming the kids that have more support.<br /><br />-In the 48thAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-9291673630609768982012-04-04T09:18:49.952-07:002012-04-04T09:18:49.952-07:00re Opting Out... read this: Pencils Downre Opting Out... read this: <a href="http://seattleducation2010.wordpress.com/2012/04/04/pencils-down-introduction-why-we-need-to-rethink-high-stakes-assessment-and-accountability/" rel="nofollow">Pencils Down</a>Sahilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610179287237833742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-62385298664782630252012-04-04T09:10:00.143-07:002012-04-04T09:10:00.143-07:00Speaking of News Round-ups, look what manipulative...Speaking of News Round-ups, look what manipulative teacher-bashing ed deform trash made Sunday's Everett Herald:<br /><br />Chris Korsmo from the League of Education Voters, Shannon Campion from Stand for Children, and Jana Carlisle from Partnership for Learning wrote this piece: <a href="http://m.heraldnet.com/heraldnet/db_287940/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=LFB6zENB&detailindex=0&pn=0&ps=1&full=true#display" rel="nofollow">Viewpoints - A Road Map for Education</a>Sahilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610179287237833742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-23051948942893676922012-04-04T08:53:40.408-07:002012-04-04T08:53:40.408-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Sahilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610179287237833742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-74539591431238955752012-04-04T08:51:11.896-07:002012-04-04T08:51:11.896-07:00there is a national "Opt Out" movement.....there is a national "Opt Out" movement... see more here: <a href="http://unitedoptout.com/" rel="nofollow">United Opt Out</a>Sahilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610179287237833742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-48327486938517219192012-04-04T08:43:18.971-07:002012-04-04T08:43:18.971-07:00OMG! Don't quote me! I'm so...er, what...OMG! Don't quote me! I'm so...er, what's the word...inarticulate!mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.com