Ed News Roundup
Washington State charters, a terse OSPI tweet on the NCLB waiver, a district trying to growing their own Special Education teachers and NYC students talking about difference. Washington State just finished its first charter school conference (you weren't there? me neither). And boy, were there a lot of tweets. Some of them were funny like claiming a room was "full" when the photo in the tweet clearly shows empty seats. Others were more troubling like: By being an authorizer, we have a say in what charters come into our districts. This from a Spokane school district rep. This is not true because the law says either a district that has become an authorizer may authorize within their district OR the Charter Commission may authorize a charter school anywhere in the state. A district becoming an authorizer does NOT mean they control their destiny in terms of charters coming in their district. We need to use language that is inviting and speaks ...