Mayor's Education Summit

Mayor Ed Murray will sponsor an Education Summit on April 30.

They will be preceded by a number of community conversations:
  • Wednesday, 5 p.m. at Lake City Community Center, hosted by North Seattle Family Resource Center/Children’s Home Society of Washington and Lake City Future First
  • Wednesday, 6 p.m. at Seattle Wood Technology Center, hosted by Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
  • Friday, 4:30 p.m. at Chinese Information and Service Center, hosted by Chinese Information and Service Center
  • Saturday, 3 p.m. at Rainier Community Center, hosted by TeamChild
  • April 14, 5 p.m. at Neighborhood House High Point Center, hosted by Neighborhood House
  • April 26, 5:30 p.m. at Van Asselt Community Center, hosted by the Seattle Education Association (south)
  • April 26, 5:30 p.m. at Northgate Community Center, hosted by the Seattle Education Association (north)
High school conversations:
  • Thursday, 3:15 p.m., Rainier Beach High School
  • April 19, 3 p.m., Garfield High School
  • April 20, 6 p.m., Nathan Hale High School
Please go and report back.

Comments

Elephant's Memory said…
Interesting quote:

"Murray has actively intervened in education over the past two years, always with a ritual nod to "partnership" with the school district."

http://www.seattlepi.com/local/politics/article/Education-Summit-set-for-April-30-guidance-from-6840556.php

I've not forgotten that voters approved the largest Family and Education Levy for high need schools, and the city pulled $300K because a principal needed to move across the country. Funding was to support counselors and wrap around services. It took public attention to get those funds back into Sand Point:


http://sandpointelementarypta.org/2015/05/24/urgent-advocacy-alert-funding-at-stake/
4/5/16, 4:18 PM
Anonymous said…
RBS students speak out:

http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/35547-hillary-visits-a-seattle-high-school-and-student-resentments-surface

Hillary Clinton, Democratic presidential hopeful, speaks during a campaign appearance Tuesday night at Rainier Beach High School in Seattle, March 22, 2016. (more)

-McClureWatcher

4/7/16, 1:08 PM
Charlie Mas said…
Here's a story about the other side of the Education Summit. Not the public side, but the private side: http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/mayors-secret-talks-on-education-freeze-out-key-players/
4/9/16, 6:42 AM
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