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Topics: Rural Schools \| Poverty \| Achievement Gap \| Go on, beat the cynic out of me! By allisonm on 22 May \| 0 comments I heard that a statewide strategic plan to close the African American achievement gap was being developed and it looks like the rumors are true. On Monday, the advisory committee of HB 2722 (passed unanimously last session), was created. Read more... Topics: Achievement Gap \| K-12 Education Reform \| Minority Students \| I have a [professional] crush on Kati Haycock By maureen on 29 Apr \| 0 comments It’s true, I do. She’s tough. She’s got a great presence. She doesn’t let anyone off the hook for failing schools. And last night, thanks to the League of Education Voters, I got to see her again. Read more... Topics: Achievement Gap \| College & Work Readiness \| Don’t Forget--Kati Haycock speaks tonight at the Seattle Public Library! By maureen on 28 Apr \| 0 comments Just a friendly reminder to all Seattle-area ed folks that Ed Trust Executive Director Kati Haycock will be in town tonight to speak at the downtown Seattle Public Library. If you were able to see her back in December, then you know how focused and inspiring she can be on the topic of ed reform. If not, you won’t want to miss Kati’s talk and her dialogue with activist and State Board of Education member Eric Liu on what Washington can do to raise student achievement. Hope to see you there! Kati Haycock and Eric Liu (view the invite) Monday, April 28 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm Seattle Public Library, Microsoft Auditorium Read more... Topics: Achievement Gap \| Three cheers for TAF! By maureen on 25 Mar \| 0 comments Many in the ed world already know about the fabulous work of Trish Millines Dziko and the Technology Access Foundation, but it was a great surprise to see Trish’s smiling face in the pages of today’s Seattle Times. Read more... Topics: Technology \| Poverty \| Achievement Gap \| Hats off to Kaaren Andrews at Madrona! By maureen on 13 Mar \| 0 comments Weren’t we just talking about the power of good principals? Looks like Seattle can now claim another one of its own: Principal Kaaren Andrews of Madrona K-8 has been awarded the Andrews Thomas B. Foster Award for Excellence for outstanding leadership. Read more... Topics: Achievement Gap \| In The Classroom \| Principals \| Size Matters? By maureen on 10 Mar \| 0 comments I guess it depends on who you ask. According to an article in today’s Washington Post, while reducing class size has often been hyped as a means to close the achievement gap, new findings show that it may not matter as much as we’ve been made to think. Read more... Topics: Achievement Gap \| National Debates \| Change comes in unexpected packages By maureen on 07 Mar \| 0 comments I’m always a sucker for an “against the odds” story—movies like Shine, The History Boys, and Good Will Hunting get me every time—and I guess it means I’m in the right business, because against the odds stories happen all the time in education. But for some reason, a recent New York Times story about a Hasidic Jewish principal who turned around a violent school in the South Bronx really got me. Read more... Topics: Principals \| Poverty \| Achievement Gap \| Healing a Painful Legacy By maureen on 04 Feb \| 0 comments “Kill the Indian and save the man.” I remember first reading those words in a high school class during a discussion of the terrible Americanization policies. The cultural violence of the phrase still shakes me, especially as a native of Washington with its rich indigenous history and no stranger to the tragic “before and after” photographs of “civilized” Native American children. Unfortunately, as the Seattle Times reported yesterday, that phrase still echoes its painful cadence in education and the legacy of Indian boarding schools. Read more... Topics: Achievement Gap \| Minority Students \| Let's not give up on "the dream" By maureen on 21 Jan \| 0 comments As you've probably heard, this afternoon a hearing is scheduled in Olympia on a bill that would delay the reading and writing components of the WASL as high school graduation requirements. Read today’s editorial from the Everett Herald for a summary that's right on the money. Read more... 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