tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post8331323830967768351..comments2024-03-28T23:38:22.511-07:00Comments on Seattle Schools Community Forum: Legislative Round-UpMelissa Westbrookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17179994245880629080noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-54909814476363358122013-04-07T23:18:47.580-07:002013-04-07T23:18:47.580-07:00scholar shatter, but they are, after all, is to pr...scholar shatter, but they are, after all, is to <a href="http://www.honeybuy.com/c/Prom-Dresses-2013" rel="nofollow"><strong>prom dresses 2013</strong></a> take advantage of the wave of the Revolution. More meaningful is the town that Barry famous lifts classic fear, the revolution together quickly, transfer of property, ready to flee. When he the Big Wu Pengchuan secretly from black xū @ ① xū @ Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252241076693055366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-73805827308499461042013-01-29T10:06:30.930-08:002013-01-29T10:06:30.930-08:00The GET program has a serious problem. Per the co...The GET program has a serious problem. Per the contract, they can shut it down and refund your investment at the price of tuition. Any new money going in is at risk of instant large loss. "All other contract holders shall receive a refund equal to the value of the current tuition units in effect at the time that the program was declared discontinued." So $172 paid today becomes $117.82 tomorrow if they close the program. <br /><br />No responsible person can invest with that clause in place, especially with that 31% potential loss.<br /><br />The state needs to create a GET-2 or otherwise change the contract to make the program reasonable for new parents.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-91754892955114847712013-01-28T22:31:54.179-08:002013-01-28T22:31:54.179-08:00http://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2013/01/senate...http://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2013/01/senate-republicans-want-to-assign-letter-grades-to-washingtons-public-schools.html<br /><br />Litzow's proposed grading system would take dollars AWAY from under performing schools. Ov course, charters aren't included in the grading system.<br /><br />Can we cut Medina out of the state? Watchingnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-89160016052981388332013-01-28T18:01:23.192-08:002013-01-28T18:01:23.192-08:00I get tired of getting screwed, so I use my vote t...I get tired of getting screwed, so I use my vote to make it stop.mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-64939736057798268972013-01-28T17:59:59.345-08:002013-01-28T17:59:59.345-08:00Rodney Tom should go back to school.Rodney Tom should go back to school.mirmac1https://www.blogger.com/profile/10183460709639638172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-47513093573201184232013-01-28T16:36:52.404-08:002013-01-28T16:36:52.404-08:00From the above-linked article:
Public assistance ...From the above-linked article:<br /><br /><i>Public assistance makes sense for young companies that may be struggling to pay for product development, before they make their first sales. But after they've grown up, they should be embarrassed to be asking for these perpetual handouts.<br /><br />The biggest beneficiaries of these breaks are now giants. They're among the most prosperous companies in the world.<br /><br />Microsoft, the most vocal proponent of improving math and science education, last week reported profit of more than $2 billion per month despite the struggles of the PC industry.<br /><br />Washington state is doing its part.<br /><br />Its tech sales tax exemption helped Microsoft and other tech companies avoid paying $31 million in 2011, and $249.8 million in sales taxes over the past eight years.<br /><br />It's funny -- that's almost exactly how much Gregoire's education-funding plan would collect next year from a higher tax on the less privileged companies across the state.</i><br /><br />Please, don't anyone confuse tax fairness with class warfare, like politicians & the media do all the time. It's about basic responsibility and fairness. Far from being "too much to ask" of anyone. WSDWGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28765366.post-69367042800678368042013-01-28T16:31:57.415-08:002013-01-28T16:31:57.415-08:00Re-post from earlier thread, because we all need t...Re-post from earlier thread, because we all need to read it! <br /><br />MW & All: Take a look at Brier Dudley's revealing article from today's Seattle Times <a href="http://seattletimes.com/html/businesstechnology/2020223102_briercolumn28xml.html" rel="nofollow">High-tech expects breaks while education funding suffers.</a> Can somebody please tell me why we continue to countenance such galling behavior from our local billionaires, instead of scolding and shaming them for their thankless, anti-social, unbridled greed? It's enough make me want to puke! Simply disgusting. WSDWGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com