Seattle Schools Community Forum

The New York Times has published an exceptional piece of enduring work called The 1619 Project .  (The date references 400th anniversary of enslaved people being brought to the-then British colonies in the Americas.)  There are more than 30 visual/written pieces from a variety of sources including journalists, historians, playwrights, poets, authors, and artists.

There was a story thread at Education Post (a mostly ed reformy blog) about closing the "belief gap."

Today may be a make or break day for the district in their contract negotiations with the Seattle Education Association.  Tomorrow is the preliminary deadline to agree to a new one.

Two items of electoral interest.

As I have stated, I am gradually ending coverage of Seattle Schools stories unless they pertain to a national public education story or are part of a bigger issue like student data privacy. From SPS Communications a story on the Naviance college/career system:

Great story in the Seattle Times about Technology Access Foundation co-founder, Trish Dziko.  Her lifestory, her energy, her drive and, most of all, her desire to help children of color are the hallmarks of who she is.

Does your kid play Fortnite endlessly? Good news, there's money in it.  From the NY Times :