1984, Betsy DeVos, ESEA, ESSA, Funding education, Pay for Success, Reauthorization of the Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Reauthorization of the Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), social impact bonds, Thrive Washington, Washington State Department of Early Learning

Pay for Success & the McCleary Crisis: Did the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Help Position Social Impact Bonds as a Last Resort Funding Option for Our Public Schools?

July 20, 2017 — 5 Comments

Cashing in on ed reform, Education Reform, ESEA, ESSA, Funding education, Goldman Sachs, Pay for Success, Preschool, Reauthorization of the Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Reauthorization of the Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), Senator Orrin Hatch, social impact bonds

Pay for Success – Also Known as Social Impact Bonds, Senator Orrin Hatch & the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

July 11, 2017 — 6 Comments

Charter schools, ESEA, ESSA

Thanks to the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), It’s a Year Too Late for Hand-Wringing over Charter Schools

December 4, 2016 — 7 Comments

Astro Turf Organizations, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundaton, Bill Gates, Blended learning, Common Core Standards, Department of Education (DOE), ESEA, ESSA, personalized learning, Reauthorization of the Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Reauthorization of the Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), US Department of Education (USDOE), WEA

Passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) – $8 Million from the Gates Foundation and the Myth of Local Control

November 27, 2016 — 7 Comments

Candidates, ESEA, ESSA, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Opting Out of High Stakes Testing, Opting out of the SBAC, OSPI Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Reauthorization of the Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Reauthorization of the Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), SBAC

OSPI Candidate Ron Higgins’  Statement on the Seattle School Board’s  Request to Pursue Alternative to the SBAC

June 5, 2016 — 3 Comments

Candidates, ESEA, ESSA, Opting Out of High Stakes Testing, Opting out of the SBAC, OSPI Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Reauthorization of the Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Reauthorization of the Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), SBAC

OSPI Candidate Chris Reykdal’s Statement on the Seattle School Board’s  Request to Pursue Alternative to the SBAC

June 5, 2016 — 0 Comments

Candidates, Common Core Standards, ESEA, ESSA, High Stakes Testing, Opting Out of High Stakes Testing, Opting out of the SBAC, OSPI Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Reauthorization of the Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Reauthorization of the Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), SBAC

David Spring’s Statement on the Seattle School Board’s  Request to Pursue Alternative to the SBAC

June 5, 2016 — 0 Comments

ESEA, ESSA, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Opting Out of High Stakes Testing, Opting out of the SBAC, Reauthorization of the Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Reauthorization of the Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), SBAC

Erin Jones’ Statement on the Seattle School Board’s Request to Pursue Alternative to the SBAC

June 5, 2016 — 0 Comments

A Better Way, Common Core Standards, ESEA, High Stakes Testing, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Opting Out of High Stakes Testing, Opting out of the SBAC, OSPI Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Reauthorization of the Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, SBAC

We’re asking the OSPI State Superintendent candidates their position on Seattle Public Schools pursing alternative assessment frameworks under the Every Student Succeeds Act.

May 29, 2016 — 0 Comments

ESEA, ESSA, SBAC, Seattle Public Schools, Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium exam (SBAC)

Seattle Public School Board votes to pursue alternative to SBAC under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

May 29, 2016 — 2 Comments

Candidates, College and Career Ready, Common Core Standards, ESEA, FERPA, High Stakes Testing, No Child Left Behind, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Opting Out of High Stakes Testing, Opting out of the SBAC, OSPI Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Race to the Top, Reauthorization of the Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Reauthorization of the Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), SBAC

Chris Reykdal’s Statement on Opting Out

May 1, 2016 — 3 Comments

A Better Way, College and Career Ready, Common Core Standards, ESEA, FERPA, No Child Left Behind, Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Opting Out of High Stakes Testing, Opting out of the SBAC, OSPI Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Reauthorization of the Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, Reauthorization of the Federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), SBAC

Erin Jones’ Statement on Opting Out

May 1, 2016 — 2 Comments