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Is It Time to Reconsider Charter Schools?

Is It Time to Reconsider Charter Schools?

By Margie Slovan • on March 8, 2010

The research on charter schools is becoming more rigorous and it says that charter schools work for poor kids. Charter schools are public schools that

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Gift Horse, Trojan Horse, or Windfall?  Feds Giving New Grants to State’s Lowest-Performing Schools

Gift Horse, Trojan Horse, or Windfall? Feds Giving New Grants to State’s Lowest-Performing Schools

By Margie Slovan • on February 17, 2010

Any day now, the state of Washington will announce a list of K-12 schools that are eligible for federal grants this year. The grants are sizable – up

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State Lawmakers Want to rid schools of Gangs, But Will Their Proposals Hurt Kids More Than They Help?

State Lawmakers Want to rid schools of Gangs, But Will Their Proposals Hurt Kids More Than They Help?

By Margie Slovan • on January 28, 2010

In more and more parts of Washington state, big and small, schools are having to cope with gangs. “We have seen a tremendous increase in our gang activity”

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The Week in Preview: Education

The Week in Preview: Education

By Margie Slovan • on January 25, 2010

Wow, this week is packed with education bills. This afternoon, Monday, January 25, a Senate committee will take public comments on a bill that would require

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A Slippery Slope

A Slippery Slope

By Margie Slovan • on January 21, 2010

Is the state headed towards privatizing its public colleges? Washington state’s public universities could gain the power to control how much tuition

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Week in Preview: Education

By Margie Slovan • on January 17, 2010

by Margie Slovan Tomorrow begins week two of the Washington State Legislature’s 2010 session, and lawmakers will be tackling how to pay for early childhood

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For Now, Education Escapes the Worst

By Margie Slovan • on January 13, 2010

By Margie Slovan Did you hear that big sigh of relief yesterday afternoon? Still reeling from last year’s budget cuts, Washington state’s embattled

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The Week in Preview for Education

by Margie Slovan Today’s the opening day of the state legislative session, in case you haven’t figured that out by now, and the biggest event this week will be the Governor’s State of the State speech

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