Teachers jump-start turnaround at White Center Heights Elementary

The Seattle Times - Claudia Rowe "For years, students at [...]

October 27th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Elementary School, Learning, News, Teacher, Teaching, United States (U.S.), Washington|Tags: Education, schools|

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Year Up program helps young adults gear up

The Seattle Times - Jerry Large "The Year Up program [...]

October 13th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Adults, Child Development, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Washington|Tags: Education, schools|

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Washington to adopt ‘Next Gen’ science standards

The Seattle Times - John Higgins "Washington will be the [...]

October 6th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Science, Science & Technology, Scientific, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Washington|Tags: Education, schools|

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State begins to take applications for charter schools

The Seattle Times - Donna Gordon Blankinship "Washington state’s new [...]

September 24th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Achievement Gap, Charter School, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Washington|Tags: Education, schools|

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State schools fail to keep eye on potential test cheating

The Seattle Times - Linda Shaw "Could Washington have the [...]

September 22nd, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Behavior, Cheating, Childhood Education, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Washington|Tags: Education, schools|

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Washington gets federal warning on teacher evaluations

The Seattle Times - Donna Gordon Blankinship "Washington state has [...]

August 18th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Teacher, Teacher Accountability, Teacher Evaluations, Teacher Training, Teaching, United States (U.S.), Washington|Tags: Education, schools|

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New law is a win for improved STEM education

The Herald Net - Barbara Hulit "Today, a solid foundation [...]

August 4th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, STEM, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Washington|Tags: Education, schools|

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Planting seeds of science at school

The Seattle Times - Jerry Large "Science is outside the [...]

July 27th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Children, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Science, Science & Technology, Scientific, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Washington|Tags: Education, schools|

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Nearly 7,000 Wash. seniors don’t pass math exam

The San Francisco Chronicle - Donna Gordon Blankinship "Just as [...]

July 13th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, Children, Current Events, Education, Graduates, High School, Learning, News, Teacher, United States (U.S.), Washington|Tags: Education, schools|

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State’s students flocking to computer-science programs

The Seattle Times - Katherine Long "Students are flocking to [...]

July 7th, 2013|Categories: Academic Performance, Accountability, College/University, Current Events, Education, Learning, News, Science, Science & Technology, Scientific, Teacher, Technology, United States (U.S.), Washington|Tags: Education, schools|

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