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Pilot ProgramsMaking 9th grade a little easierBy maureen on 19 Aug | 0 comments
Teachers Split Over Performance PayBy larry on 18 Aug | 0 comments
If it were your student, what would you want?By larry on 11 Aug | 0 comments
Imagine your student in a novel program, taking a very short, computerized class on a pass/fail standard. He/she won't improve GPA-wise and may not learn as much about the subject, but he/she WILL remain on track to receive that high school diploma, which provides more options for a future.
Hats off to the Seattle Writer’s Workshop!By maureen on 28 Mar | 0 comments
Parents in Federal Way are lucky.By allisonm on 14 Dec | 0 commentsWell, maybe luck isn't the right word. Fortunate might be better. I've sang her praises before, but after watching Trise Moore, family advocate for the Federal Way Family Partnership Office, in action, I walked away thinking how fortunate Federal Way parents are to have a great leader like Trise in their corner. RoarPosted on 10 Sep | 0 commentsTanya Gersimova admitted right up front to her mother that yes, her attendance at school needs some work.
“Onward” Consortium: Mary Walker, Columbia, Cusick, Curlew, Inchelium, Northport, Republic, Selkirk & Wellpinit School DistrictsPosted on 04 Sep | 0 commentsNine small school districts in Northeastern Washington are working together to meet a common goal: prepare more students for postsecondary education without remediation. Franklin Pierce School DistrictPosted on 04 Sep | 0 commentsHigh school students in the Franklin Pierce School District are taking charge of their education and their future. As a part of the school district’s innovative guidance and planning model, students get the skills – and the support - they need to chart their own course through high school, postsecondary education and adult life. PuyallupPosted on 04 Sep | 0 commentsThe Puyallup School District is helping all students find ways to “get” the fundamental concepts of reading, writing and math through an extensive career and technical education program that weaves math, science and English into its courses, and allows students to apply their new skills in real-world ways. YakimaPosted on 04 Sep | 0 commentsIn Yakima – where more than 70 percent of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches, more than 50 percent of students are Hispanic and, for many, English is a second language – demographics bring unique challenges to boosting reading achievement levels.
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Want to watch a grown woman shudder? Bring up 9th
grade. That was the year I entered a new school, in a new area, knowing only four
people, had a notorious public fall during freshmen orientation (duck, duck
goose is not my game) and engaged in a personal battle with geometry. And, let’s
face it, that was just the tip of the iceberg. For many students, 9th
grade is the year that will either make or break their school careers--a fact
well known by Burlington-Edison and Sedro Woolley High Schools.
Many younger teachers in Washington, D.C. are interested in
a proposal to receive a
Imagine your high school junior has failed a couple of
classes (but has met all other requirements such as the WASL) and
therefore is not on track to graduate. He/she could retake the classes in
summer or the following school year, and hope to improve the grade, or....
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