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From Chief Sealth Int'l High School : Many people have asked if there was a way to help support the family of Christy Phu, the Sealth student who was killed last week. Here is the link to the fund if you would like to contribute. There was a fire early this morning at 15th Ave NE and NE 65th (right by Roosevelt High .)  This is right by my house so I was aware this was going on.  SPS is saying that Roosevelt will start on time. ( Update: the Times is reporting that 15th Ave NE/NE65th will be closed in all directions for several hours.  I know this is an early release day for the holidays so take note of this if you are coming in this direction. Metro routes are being detoured around the fire.  And yes, it was one of the Sisley slums.  Of course.) Governor Inslee's supplemental budget proposal reflects raising the salary for starting teachers to $40,000 per year.  From The Capitol Record : That increase is in addition to the 4.8% cost-of-liv...

Yet another KUOW report on the contract talks that makes it sound like they are pretty far apart.  There is still plenty of time to iron things out but yes, we are less than a month out from school. Seattle Education Association President Jonathan Knapp says while there's been progress on smaller issues over the past week, large issues remain unresolved. For Ballard High School science teacher and building union representative Noam Gundle, those big issues include smaller class sizes, especially for special education students. I note that what I predicted from the first KUOW report is now confirmed: District officials insist that bigger classes are a temporary solution to school capacity issues until new classrooms can be built. But the union says there are better alternatives. "Anybody who knows anything about education knows that more teacher attention means better progress for students, more support," Gundle said. Ah, so the district says the upped ...