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Elementary Education

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2012

    Marination's Kamala Saxton: Curb Enthusiasm for Education

    When Kamala Saxton isn't working the kitchen inside her nationally recognized food truck, Marination Mobile, or its brick-and-mortar sibling, Marination Station, she's working on the service side of another passion: education. During her off-time, she sits on the board of Powerful Schools. Both inte ... More >>

  • Arts

    December 28, 2011

    Stage: Our Critics' 10 Favorite Moments of 2011

    When Kamala Saxton isn't working the kitchen inside her nationally recognized food truck, Marination Mobile, or its brick-and-mortar sibling, Marination Station, she's working on the service side of another passion: education. During her off-time, she sits on the board of Powerful Schools. Both inte ... More >>

  • News

    November 16, 2011

    Seattle School Board Stays Put

    Why voters chose to leave the bums in.

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2011

    UW Study Finds Kids Love to Gossip; Also: Fire = Hot, Water = Wet

    ​Researchers at UW recently studied students at six elementary schools in Seattle to learn how they communicate with and about each other. Turns out they talk a lot about who may or may not be carriers of cooties. In other words, they gossip a lot. Other revelations include: kids love cartoons ... More >>

  • News

    November 17, 2010

    The Data Queen

    Superintendent Goodloe-Johnson crunches the numbers.

  • News

    September 8, 2010

    Juarez's Children: Drugs, Death, and Fear

    Superintendent Goodloe-Johnson crunches the numbers.

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2010

    Watch a 5th Grade Chorus Cover Beach House's "Zebra"

    My elementary school was not this cool. The fifth-graders of Staten Island's PS22 Chorus, who've already covered Lady Gaga, Fleetwood Mac, Phoenix, and the Cure, just added a Beach House song to their repertoire. In anticipation of the Beach House show tonight at Neumos, watch the chorus' version ... More >>

  • News

    November 4, 2009

    Ask Not What the Sewer Can Do for You

    Ask what you should do with this shovel.

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    For Only Pennies a Day, You Can Help This Poor, Orphaned Storm Drain

    ​The state, country, and city are all cutting services, and if Initiative 1033 passes, we citizens may be driving our own Metro buses. But the City of Seattle already has a history of outsourcing some of its services to us unpaid voters (see: darkened streetlamp spotting). Now it's applying th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2009

    The Kids Are Alright

    A previous year's Mayor's Scholars, wearing their jackets.If you're looking for a little uplift, you could do worse than yesterday's announcement of the 26 Mayor's Scholars, "middle school students in good standing who are 'unsung heroes,' who have overcome obstacles or met challenges in their lives ... More >>

  • News

    April 22, 2009

    Teachers’ Union Takes a Loss

    An education overhaul opposed by the WEA wins support in Olympia.

  • News

    April 15, 2009

    Roll Over, Rachel

    Debunking global warming—at Rachel Carson Elementary.

  • Blogs

    January 28, 2009

    Thurgood Marshall Principal May Go

    The Seattle Public School Board will finally decide tomorrow which schools will close and which students will be moved where. The board, which has tinkered with Superintendent Maria Goodloe-Johnson's recommendations, just released all the proposals that are up for a vote. Some parents and teache ... More >>

  • News

    January 7, 2009

    Bypass Fail

    No Child Left Behind was supposed to shut down or "restructure" failing schools. A Seattle middle school shows that's largely an empty threat.

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2008

    The Birds, the Bees, and My Daughters

    No Child Left Behind was supposed to shut down or "restructure" failing schools. A Seattle middle school shows that's largely an empty threat.

  • News

    August 6, 2008

    Gregoire’s History of Rejections

    The Olympia bar incident is merely another milestone in the life of an attorney general turned governor.

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2008

    More Details of Gregoire's ID Incident Uncovered

    The Olympia bar incident is merely another milestone in the life of an attorney general turned governor.

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2008

    I Wished for Willenium...

    The Olympia bar incident is merely another milestone in the life of an attorney general turned governor.

  • Music

    March 19, 2008

    Seattle MC Brings Hip-Hop to the Classroom

    And it all started in ... Wisconsin?

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2008

    The Pre-school Gangsta

    And it all started in ... Wisconsin?

  • Blogs

    February 22, 2008

    Photo of the Day: Recess!

    And it all started in ... Wisconsin?

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2008

    For Old Times' Sake: My Posse's on Broadway

    And it all started in ... Wisconsin?

  • News

    November 28, 2007

    Our Trademarked SuperSonic Lush Drinking Game

    You set your limit, we'll set the rules.

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2007

    A Little Night Music

    You set your limit, we'll set the rules.

  • Calendar

    October 10, 2007

    Film School

    Wednesday, October 10

  • News

    May 9, 2007

    Should Kids Serve Time for Skipping School?

    Fifteen-year-old Tam Chau hates school. For that, there's a jumpsuit waiting with his name on it at juvie hall.

  • News

    December 6, 2006

    Schooling the District

    Can a Microsoft millionaire cut through Seattle Schools' poisonous racial politics?

  • Diversions

    August 2, 2006

    Weiya Zhang

    Best Med Student in a Tiara

  • News

    November 23, 2005

    The Stress Test

    Choose all that apply: (a) The WASL was intended to improve schools and pupil performance. (b) It's become an unhealthy obsession among teachers, parents, and students. (c) The WASL inspires alarming anxiety among 9-year-olds. (d) It's actually stultifying public education.

  • News

    September 28, 2005

    Testing Paranoia

    Hypervigilance for WASL cheating.

  • News

    February 16, 2005

    They Choose or We Lose

    Parents are panicking about proposals to change how students are assigned to public schools in Seattle. Could this transform the city?

  • Diversions

    November 26, 2003

    Wings of Commerce

    Angel-themed items are everywhere.

  • Arts

    July 9, 2003

    Take This . . .

    Dancers reclaim the past.

  • News

    May 14, 2003

    Put to the Test

    The WASL is too difficult for most students. What happens when its a graduation requirement?

  • News

    August 21, 2002

    Bringing Up Baby

    Debra Ginsberg thought her son was fine—until she took him to school.

  • News

    August 21, 2002

    What Can Money Buy?

    As millionaire Stuart Sloan adopts a second school, test scores are beginning to come in for his first—and they aren't good.

  • News

    October 24, 2001

    A tiny bit of microworld

    Apparently, it's Miller time.

  • News

    October 3, 2001

    News Clips— Kid kong

    Apparently, it's Miller time.

  • News

    April 11, 2001

    Rotten to the core

    Did the school district ignore teachers' charges during its investigation of a controversial West Seattle principal?

  • News

    June 28, 2000

    Principal problem

    Is Dan Barton a take-charge reformer or a boss from hell? Or both?

  • News

    April 12, 2000

    Divided soul

    The confessions of a lapsed Catholic altar boy.

  • News

    February 16, 2000

    Principaled stand?

    School district officials ask activists to drop appeal against developer.

  • News

    November 24, 1999

    The biggest Dream that ever came true

    School district officials ask activists to drop appeal against developer.

  • News

    July 28, 1999

    Cheryl's chow

    Candidate dismisses critics, sticks with her recipe for success.

  • News

    May 26, 1999

    SACKED SUB

    A veteran teacher learns a hard lesson: that the Seattle School District never forgets or forgives.

  • News

    December 9, 1998

    In Stanford We Trust

    The charismatic chief brings vision and energy to Seattle's schools. But has he done what he claims? And will he see the job through?

  • News

    September 2, 1998

    School's out (of students)

    Busing's end leaves some schools scrambling.

  • Arts

    July 8, 1998

    'Tis a gift to be simplistic

    What is it about Robert Fulghum's work that I hate so much?

  • News

    June 3, 1998

    Can you pass this test?

    If so, you can pass to the next level—fifth grade. Don't complain about lax school standards until you try.

  • News

    February 25, 1998

    In Stanford We Trust

    The charismatic chief brings vision and energy to Seattle's schools. But has he done what he claims? And will he see the job through?

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