tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post5294560433114268060..comments2024-03-28T02:21:17.452-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Education Spending in WashingtonMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-42154161698791056942008-05-04T13:07:00.000-07:002008-05-04T13:07:00.000-07:00I compared Washington to MA, OR& IND , using info...I compared Washington to MA, OR& IND , using info from schooldatadirect.org.<BR/><BR/>IND because similar in size to WA, MA, because Seattle is often compared to Boston & OR because of proximity.<BR/><BR/><BR/> State revenues( per student) for the year 2005<BR/>$5,215---Indiana<BR/>$5,278---Massachusetts <BR/>$4.418---Oregon<BR/>$5,519---Washington<BR/><BR/>From Federal( per student)<BR/>$723.---IN<BR/>$788---MA<BR/>$919---OR<BR/>$859---WA<BR/><BR/>Local revenues ( per student)<BR/>$5,036---IN<BR/>$6,689---MA<BR/>$3,435---OR<BR/>$2,708---WA<BR/><BR/>How the money is spent is also quite interesting.Jet City momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14804841958585043967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-65178213031099902832008-05-03T12:46:00.000-07:002008-05-03T12:46:00.000-07:00I wonder what % per year went into creating and nu...I wonder what % per year went into creating and nurturing the math<BR/>fiasco* of the last 15 years?<BR/><BR/>How many dollars per year went to people not in the math classroom who<BR/>were working to adapt the 80 or 100 math curriculum(sp?) in the state<BR/>to Bergeson's proven failed standards?<BR/><BR/>How many dollars per year to people not in the math classroom pushing<BR/>the pedagogy of little or no practice, learning few basis algorithms,<BR/>groupwork, differentiated instruction, and discovery learning as the<BR/>answers to math failure for tens of thousands of our kids? (while<BR/>there are some good ideas in this pedagogy, it is most effective as<BR/>'blame the teachers')<BR/><BR/>* I'm defining over 35,000 failing per year for the last 2 years, out<BR/>of appx. 74,000 10th grade math WASL test takers, as 'math fiasco'.<BR/><BR/>http://reportcard.ospi.k12.wa.us/WASLCurrent.aspx?schoolId=1&reportLevel=State&year=2005-06&gradeLevel=10&groupLevel=District&waslCategory=1&chartType=1&gradeLevelId=10#&gradeLevel=10<BR/><BR/>Not Too Anon.MathTeacher42https://www.blogger.com/profile/07157900103432833615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-32435710477659068072008-05-02T19:51:00.000-07:002008-05-02T19:51:00.000-07:00At a time when our state is questioning how to pay...At a time when our state is questioning how to pay for education, I think it makes a lot of sense to look around and see how other states pay for education.<BR/><BR/>Surely there is some state somewhere that has found something better than relying exclusively on property taxes.<BR/><BR/>Surely there is some state somewhere that has found a path to equitable funding of urban and rural districts.Charlie Mashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17173903762962067277noreply@blogger.com