Seattle Schools Community Forum

Guess the percentage of cable news educations guests who are actually educators?  From the Washington Post . Send this to your legislative reps when they ask, "Where will we find the money for McCleary and 1351?"   From the Puget Sound Business Journal, " Boeing CEO Makes More than his Company Pays in Federal Taxes."   Well, that didn't take long.   Buried in the Seattle Times Ed Lab comes news that our new City pre-k program WON'T pay for transportation.  And, since our City is largely segregated that will make having the mix of socio-economic backgrounds even more difficult. They also report that the levy has capital dollars that could help SPS "should the district become a classroom provider for the program."  What's odd is that this isn't new; those capital dollars were already embedded in the levy.  Of course, the City is trying to dangle as much bait as possible in front of the district.  How do capital dollars for preschool ...

Seattle Public Libraries has decided that it's okay to carry a firearm into our public libraries.  Just like it's okay to view hard-core porn in the libraries as well.  From KUOW: The library’s board reversed its long-standing rule banning firearms after reviewing a state Supreme Court ruling last year allowing firearms in parks and community spaces.  Marilynne Gardner, the library’s chief financial and administrative officer, said the rule change doesn’t mean people may now pull out their guns in the library. She said intimidated patrons could “immediately go to the nearest library staff person and inform them of their concerns.” “And then we would talk with the person and assess the situation,” Gardner said. “Is the person indeed, legally carrying a firearm, and is it acceptable behavior?” You have to feel for these librarians and other staff if this is now part of their job description. We were the only library system in the state of Washington tha...