tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post8824442365069512744..comments2024-03-27T20:01:11.889-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Yoo Hoo, Washington Legislature (and Governor Inslee)Melissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-34345367662471195502016-01-02T13:48:23.210-08:002016-01-02T13:48:23.210-08:00LisaG - good point and perspective.LisaG - good point and perspective.Joe Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747791661117554332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-68630921528115590002016-01-02T12:34:55.679-08:002016-01-02T12:34:55.679-08:00Minnesota's NAEP scores look good until you ad...Minnesota's NAEP scores look good until you adjust them for demographics, then WA is actually a little higher. MN has a very large achievement gap: http://www.twincities.com/localnews/ci_29034342/nations-report-card-gives-minnesota-students-lackluster-grades<br /><br />The poverty rate for Blacks in MN is much higher than in WA. <br /><br />LisaGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-5849881851890937982016-01-02T11:39:38.091-08:002016-01-02T11:39:38.091-08:00Charlie - see in particular the second article I l...Charlie - see in particular the second article I linked to above.<br /><br />Washington State is at first blush sort of like Minnesota: A bright blue metro with 1/2 the state's population, and the other 1/2 in somewhat more conservative towns and rural areas. Minnesota has the history, though of the Democrat-Farmer-Labor Party (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Democratic%E2%80%93Farmer%E2%80%93Labor_Party), a very progressive bunch overall. Washington State's conservatives seem to be more of a libertarian bent.Joe Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747791661117554332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-41109146280510019842016-01-02T11:27:44.303-08:002016-01-02T11:27:44.303-08:00Minnesota and Wisconsin are a real-life experiment...Minnesota and Wisconsin are a real-life experiment in the outcomes that flow from applying two very different political philosophies to states with similar fundamentals. Excellent analysis via Mother Jones:<br /><br />http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2015/02/mark-dayton-minnesota-governor-profile-scott-walker<br /><br />and<br /><br />http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2013/10/minnesota-progressives-turn-state-blue<br />Joe Wolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16747791661117554332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-29497373891108055932015-12-31T19:19:51.789-08:002015-12-31T19:19:51.789-08:00And then got re-elected.And then got re-elected.nnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-13818556856399337152015-12-31T13:31:15.028-08:002015-12-31T13:31:15.028-08:00Could we get another like this with Kansas Governo...Could we get another like this with Kansas Governor, Sam Brownback?<br />He drastically cut taxes on the rich and business owners resulting in downgrades to the state's bond rating, state revenues woefully under projections, and severe cuts in education investment but no notable increase in jobs or businesses.Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.com