tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post6133534976471921943..comments2024-03-29T02:41:52.718-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Tuesday Open ThreadMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-5601040216592386372019-10-22T00:21:55.497-07:002019-10-22T00:21:55.497-07:00IdealAssignmentHelp has the best in-house team to ...IdealAssignmentHelp has the best in-house team to take complete responsibility of your <a href="https://www.idealassignmenthelp.com/" rel="nofollow">assignment help</a> needs. All you need to do is to reach out to our <a href="https://www.idealassignmenthelp.com/my-assignment-help" rel="nofollow">my assignment help</a> service experts and avail the best of assistance at nominal rates. Our online assignment help experts are available all around the clock to help you with immediate assistance related to your educational needs! Connect now!Ideal Assignment Helphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13370277265746366567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-9610665274677174892017-12-29T20:05:37.600-08:002017-12-29T20:05:37.600-08:00@ Reality "There are strips of apts and multi...@ Reality "There are strips of apts and multi plex near Adams, but there are zero affordable houses west of Adams and I seriously doubt those pats and town house are affordable." <br /><br />That's true and also unfortunately is true all over our city even all over the south end where land is also premium. Tearing down lots of houses all over. There are also families who live in the apts, multiplexes and small condos. But the point is there is multi family housing around Adams and Adams is indeed more diverse than some other parts of town with only single family housing. Was referring to the article. All of Seattle is mostly unaffordable and true affordable housing is very very far away from all of Seattle. We know many people who left. <br />NW<br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-10359699331773085222017-12-29T18:07:24.601-08:002017-12-29T18:07:24.601-08:00The state needs to find additional funding for McC...The state needs to find additional funding for McCleary. Here is an interesting article about the state's increasing debt.<br /><br />"With $21 billion in debt, Washington is sixth in the U.S. on a per capita basis, according to Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s, two of the top credit rating agencies. "<br /><br />and<br /><br /><br />"No one questions the value of the projects that bonds support, including schools, libraries, jails, public buildings, roads, parks, bridges, hospitals and more. <br />But as anyone with a credit card or mortgage knows, debt means payments. In 2018, Washington will pay more than $1.2 billion or 5.77 percent of the state’s general fund revenue to cover its general obligation debt payments. Serving its $21 billion total debt will cost even more."<br /><br />Read more here: http://www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/article191710764.html#storylink=cpyWatchingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-47334668321700605662017-12-28T10:16:01.772-08:002017-12-28T10:16:01.772-08:00And the day that charters have an elected school b...And the day that charters have an elected school board, then you'll see me close this blog down.<br /><br />But that won't ever happen and I'm not sure there's one in the entire country.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-29497541908054252502017-12-28T10:14:55.566-08:002017-12-28T10:14:55.566-08:00Reality and Reality Check, the measure didn't ...Reality and Reality Check, the measure didn't pass in Seattle by a fair margin and since we are talking about Seattle Schools, that's what matters. Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-6225734415113153532017-12-28T06:38:51.969-08:002017-12-28T06:38:51.969-08:00King County results for Initiative 1240
No: 51.6%
...King County results for Initiative 1240<br />No: 51.6%<br />Yes: 48.4%<br /><br />Like it or not, there is some support for public charter schools. SPS and the school board should seek to understand why some families consider charters a better option. <br /><br />reality checkAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-61648252829337898092017-12-27T18:47:56.293-08:002017-12-27T18:47:56.293-08:00"They must not use public funds for their pri..."They must not use public funds for their private schools." <br /><br />Ha! what is your definition of public! The havenots? I think the vote showed there is more support for charter schools than not. <br /><br />You are conflating terms, charters schools are not private schools, the only thing keeping them sudo unconstitutional is not having an elected schoolboard, I think that is a low bar that will be jumped soon. <br /><br />Reality Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-27573590816691775402017-12-27T18:39:36.168-08:002017-12-27T18:39:36.168-08:00There are strips of apts and multi plex near Adams...There are strips of apts and multi plex near Adams, but there are zero affordable houses west of Adams and I seriously doubt those pats and town house are affordable.<br /><br />In Ballard 80 year old tear downs are selling for $850,000. Please do some research before posting mis information. Oh and you know someone has to die before one of those Seattle housing (for life) units become available.<br /><br />Reality Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-72775126837239179412017-12-27T16:21:55.852-08:002017-12-27T16:21:55.852-08:00@ Sorry Melissa it was in response to to this stat...@ Sorry Melissa it was in response to to this statement "One Tool for Dismantling Structural School Segregation in Seattle: Better Zoning 72 percent of land around Seattle’s top elementaries is zoned single-family." Adams is one example of a really great school and the land surrounding is also zoned multi family. It is also one of the more diverse elementary schools in the area. <br />NW<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-20699699355886292702017-12-27T10:50:02.410-08:002017-12-27T10:50:02.410-08:00Yes, it is on video and I suspect it will be quite...Yes, it is on video and I suspect it will be quite the showdown at the next Board meeting between charter supporters and RBHS students.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-73939796888865292792017-12-26T22:11:31.099-08:002017-12-26T22:11:31.099-08:00"This is also what happened at the last SPS B..."This is also what happened at the last SPS Board meeting, where students from Rainier Beach High School asked for the Board to fight the opening of a Green Dot school that wants to cite nearby to RBHS and Aki Kurose Middle School."<br /><br />Is this on video? That should be a big story!<br /><br />The situation in Oakland is a dire mess. The state took over the district several years ago but didn't provide the extra funding needed to correct decades of injustice and underfunding. Then they allowed charters in, and the board and superintendent were very pro-charter despite community opposition. Now OUSD is facing huge cuts.<br /><br />This is a cautionary tale because it's exactly what will happen if we allow charters to expand in Seattle. Charter schools, after all, are simply private schools like Lakeside or O'Dea that are unconstitutionally getting public money. If someone wants to open a charter school using their own money, or if big corporations like Boeing and wealthy people like Bill Gates want to start a charter school, they have plenty of their own money to use. They must not use public funds for their private schools.Robert Cruickshankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06906581839066570472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-91758038355835729802017-12-26T22:02:16.346-08:002017-12-26T22:02:16.346-08:00I think the human race came out of Africa, so keep...I think the human race came out of Africa, so keep waiting.<br /><br />ChinuaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-647903029521057812017-12-26T20:48:59.464-08:002017-12-26T20:48:59.464-08:00This book comes from Africa and looks great:
https...This book comes from Africa and looks great:<br />https://thenewpress.com/books/black-moses<br /><br />—Book Doctor Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-77175521401076507452017-12-26T17:48:07.237-08:002017-12-26T17:48:07.237-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-29379880117415667842017-12-26T15:04:41.591-08:002017-12-26T15:04:41.591-08:00Just to note, I believe all schools with K-5 are u...Just to note, I believe all schools with K-5 are using the new gender identity curriculum; I wasn't aware it was a pilot program.<br /><br />NW, I'm missing your point.Melissa Westbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-42362708751606390102017-12-26T14:27:12.136-08:002017-12-26T14:27:12.136-08:00Tons of multi family housing in Ballard surroundin...Tons of multi family housing in Ballard surrounding Adams elementary. All housing south of 65th street and up and down N-S arterials of 15th, 24th is zoned multi family. <br />NWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-62865671916174122932017-12-26T12:33:56.570-08:002017-12-26T12:33:56.570-08:00So glad to see Kimball is piloting a new gender id...So glad to see Kimball is piloting a new gender identity curriculum. Can't wait for trump to be gone and pence too and we can escape the encroaching theocracy. Bigotry, white supremacy, anti gay and anti transgender, and other hateful ideologies have been allowed to come out of their caves and it's been ugly.<br /><br />I' confident that 2018will see the rule of law put trump and his ilk where they belong:<br /><br />PRISON!<br /><br />pelican Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com