The MAP has been scrapped in Seattle high schools
From the teachers at Garfield High School: At 2:06 pm on Monday, May 13th, a message from Seattle school superintendent Jose Banda stated: “High schools may opt out of MAP … Continue reading
Online Forum: The Parent Trigger from California to Florida
The Parent Trigger from California to Florida Sunday, May 26, 2013 from 12:30 PM to 1:30 PM Pacific Time We will be hearing from Lori Yuan, a parent in Adelanto … Continue reading
Why I am Running for School Board – by Sue Peters
For the past nine years, I have been deeply involved in Seattle’s public schools, as a parent of two, a school volunteer, an education blogger, a member of district task … Continue reading
The Weekly Update: Parent Trigger’s epic fail, parents protest collection of student data, another charter school scam (wow, what a surprise!) and some good news.
First up: Incomes of the wealthy have increased by 28% and yet 24% of our children live in poverty. 24% of our children are living in poverty. That’s 1 in … Continue reading
The Opt Out Update: Student Walkout in Denver, New York parents suing the state and much, much more.
First up, the students speak up. From Students4OurSchools: On May 10th, we the students will be standing up for our education. We advocate for an authentic education where … Continue reading
Parents Across America Update
Parents Across America Action News May 2, 2013 Welcome to PAA Action News, the information and action newsletter of Parents Across America. PAA Action Alert Help a student speak … Continue reading
Bill Gates’ Damage Control via Student Test Prep Questions?
In a 3rd grade student workbook for MSP Reading Assessment preparation, which is a Washington State mandated test for grades 3 through 8, a parent found this question: Directions: Read … Continue reading
Barbara Miner at Elliot Bay Books this Friday
Education/Journalist Barbara Miner, previous editor of Rethinking Schools and author of the investigative article Looking Past the Spin: Teach for America, will be at Elliott Bay Books this Friday to … Continue reading
Two more schools join the Seattle MAP test boycott and USDOE study on the MAP gives it a failing grade
…and the Washington Education Association Assembly has voted to support the boycott. Ingraham High School and Thornton Creek Elementary have joined the MAP test boycott which brings the … Continue reading
The Weekly Update: The Parent Trigger- “It’s a scam”, the charter school waiting list scam in Chicago and elsewhere, the Common Core Standards dumped by the RNC and more
First piece of news is that I’ve been published. Yes, it’s a teeny tiny chapter in a book with some heavy hitters but still, I have something to brag about … Continue reading
CISPA: Why it’s not a good idea, at all
Corporations and Congress with members who receive big bucks to promote and protect their business interests along with corporate/military interests, tried to push through legislation that would allow a … Continue reading
The Opt Out Update: Protests planned in Chicago and Colorado this week as the Opt Out Movement continues to grow and Louisiana opts out of the Common Core Standards
Bush, Obama focus on standardized testing leads to ‘opt-out’ parents’ movement A decade into the school accountability movement, pockets of resistance to standardized testing are sprouting up around the country, … Continue reading
