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High School Education

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2010

    Amy Hagopian, UW Prof Who Compares Military Recruiters to Child Predators, Forgets That Recruits Have a Choice

    ​One can try and understand UW Assistant Professor Amy Hagopian's views on military recruiting and how recruiters in high schools are like "child predators," grooming the young for an activity that's ultimately bad for their health. And one can actually understand how data from deaths, injurie ... More >>

  • News

    December 1, 2010

    FAIR-y Tales

    Russell Pearce and other illegal-immigration populists rely on misleading right-wing reports to scapegoat immigrants and terrify penny-pinching Americans.

  • Calendar

    June 9, 2010

    Garfield High School Jazz Bands I, II, III

    Russell Pearce and other illegal-immigration populists rely on misleading right-wing reports to scapegoat immigrants and terrify penny-pinching Americans.

  • Blogs

    May 20, 2010

    Shawn Shipp Pleads Not Guilty to Backing Over 91-Year-Old Woman

    As a general rule, you should avoid mowing down old ladies. Especially ones cool enough to fly float planes like this one.​Just based on a thumbnail of their two, very different lives, most would probably wish that the people in this next story had switched roles. On May 3, Shawn Shipp was ba ... More >>

  • Music

    April 21, 2010

    Year of the Buffalo

    Ten months and one Sub Pop deal later, a teenage band learns to handle the hype.

  • Blogs

    December 29, 2009

    Reader: How do You Define a "Quality" School?

    Improvement won't come until we agree on a way to measure classroom success, says a reader.​Reader Charlie Mas responds to Reader: Cleveland High School Will Succeed Because of New Students, Not New Plan. "For all of the talk about 'Every School a Quality School' or all of the chatter about t ... More >>

  • Diversions

    October 28, 2009

    Why Are Mexican Girls Choosing to Fail?

    Improvement won't come until we agree on a way to measure classroom success, says a reader.​Reader Charlie Mas responds to Reader: Cleveland High School Will Succeed Because of New Students, Not New Plan. "For all of the talk about 'Every School a Quality School' or all of the chatter about t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2009

    Comment of the Day: First Hitler, Now Nickels?

    For his inventive, dare we say Wolfe-ian, use of ellipses, and total lack of historical perspective, today's comment of the day is bestowed upon reader "still a reasonable man." "For those that did graduate high school...but didn't pay attention in World History...the first thing that made Hitler's ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 5, 2009

    School District Finally Unveils Its Assignment Maps Tomorrow: Expect Screaming

    ​Okay this is it, folks. Tomorrow, Seattle Public Schools releases what everybody's been waiting for: the proposed maps that show what the "attendance areas" will be for each school under the new assignment plan. In other words, they show which kids in which neighborhoods get to go to which sc ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 19, 2009

    Is Mary Bass in Trouble?

    ​It sure looks that way from the preliminary results, which show the veteran Seattle school boardmember running neck and neck with Kay Smith-Blum for District Five, in the Central Area. As of the latest returns, Bass has less than 40 percent of the vote, which is not a good sign for an incumbe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2009

    We Wrote the Book on Connectors Promises a Prom-tastic Performance

    While most people probably don't want to re-live their high school prom, We Wrote the Book on Connectors, M. Bison and Tennis Pro are throwing a prom-inspired night that sounds just cheesy enough to be a good time. Tomorrow night at The Crocodile all of the above bands are having a Sweet Dreams Pro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 11, 2009

    Battle Over High-Stakes Testing Continues--And Goes National

    The battle over high-stakes testing took a back seat this legislative session to education reform bills that promised to dramatically up school funding. But the issue is bubbling up again. State schools Superintendent Randy Dorn, elected last year on his promise to dump the WASL, sent out a press re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 1, 2009

    Pat Davis Lives to Commission Port Another Day

    Pat Davis, the controversy-embroiled Port Commissioner whose missteps and questionable dealings (for example, inviting the WTO to Seattle without notifying the city, or seemingly unilaterally trying to hook up retired Port CEO Mic Dinsmore with an extra year of salary) are documented in this profile ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 22, 2009

    Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure

    Pat Davis, the controversy-embroiled Port Commissioner whose missteps and questionable dealings (for example, inviting the WTO to Seattle without notifying the city, or seemingly unilaterally trying to hook up retired Port CEO Mic Dinsmore with an extra year of salary) are documented in this profile ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2009

    Spend Sunday in the Park With George for $10

    I'm a million times more attractive and intelligent now than I was in high school. So obviously, there's no way in hell I'd ever want to go back. But there's some good news for you pubescent folks currently trapped in the hallways of hell. In an effort to make theater more accessible to young peop ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2009

    AC/DC Comin' Back to the Tacoma Dome

    Jenny JimenezWatch a slideshow of AC/DC's Tacoma Dome set on Nov. 30.AC/DC When: Aug. 30 Where: Tacoma Dome On an unrelated note, I saw an AMAZING Billy Joel show at KeyArena in high school. Apparently the Piano Man's previous local gig had been at the T-Dome and he quipped, "Even hockey sounds bad ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2009

    More From the High School Student Who Blew the Whistle on Intelligent Design

    Yesterday, we wrote about Colin Moyer, the Curtis High School senior who was awarded an ACLU scholarship for getting his school to stop teaching creationism--when he was in tenth grade. Today, we got a chance to talk to him about the curriculum battle and his decision to start a student paper--som ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2009

    Japan's Pop Superstar Visits C89.5 FM

    Utada Hikaru and I went to rival high schools in Japan. But just as I was finishing eighth grade, she trumped me in coolness by becoming an overnight pop sensation with a debut LP First Love that became--and still remains--Japan's best selling album of all time. She's essentially the Japanese versio ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 24, 2008

    Oh Captain, My Captain

    Friday, December 26

  • Film

    November 26, 2008

    Frontrunners: Revenge of the Nerds

    Friday, December 26

  • Blogs

    October 14, 2008

    Students, It May Be Time to Take Your Journalism Elsewhere

    Friday, December 26

  • Blogs

    October 9, 2008

    Zwickel: Newsweek's Palin Essay Misses the Point

    Friday, December 26

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2008

    SBUX: Down, down, down!

    Friday, December 26

  • News

    May 28, 2008

    He’ll Be Too Young to Take Shots With Hillary

    But Scoop Jackson’s 17-year-old grandson is looking to become the youngest national convention delegate in state history.

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2008

    Spotted Owls Rejoice: Big Timber is Hurting for Buyers

    But Scoop Jackson’s 17-year-old grandson is looking to become the youngest national convention delegate in state history.

  • Blogs

    April 18, 2008

    Ben Gibbard's High School Years

    But Scoop Jackson’s 17-year-old grandson is looking to become the youngest national convention delegate in state history.

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2008

    Decision on Davis Recall Soon

    But Scoop Jackson’s 17-year-old grandson is looking to become the youngest national convention delegate in state history.

  • Diversions

    September 26, 2007

    What's the Wait Between Street-Sweeper and Attorney?

    But Scoop Jackson’s 17-year-old grandson is looking to become the youngest national convention delegate in state history.

  • Arts

    June 13, 2007

    I'm Becoming a Big Fan of High-School Musicals

    These soon-to-be-former "theater geeks" are going to save the business.

  • Blogs

    May 22, 2007

    Where to Put Your Booty

    These soon-to-be-former "theater geeks" are going to save the business.

  • News

    May 16, 2007

    Getting Your Freak On Just Got Harder

    Seattle high schools are laying the smack down on dirty dancing.

  • Blogs

    April 12, 2007

    Sport-Ute Scramble

    Seattle high schools are laying the smack down on dirty dancing.

  • News

    December 13, 2006

    Southern Exposure

    While some white parents have sued the district for forcing their kids to attend (horrors!) South End schools, others say it's all good.

  • Food

    August 16, 2006

    Affirmative Cocktail Action

    While some white parents have sued the district for forcing their kids to attend (horrors!) South End schools, others say it's all good.

  • Blogs

    July 5, 2006

    Cha Dao Tea

    While some white parents have sued the district for forcing their kids to attend (horrors!) South End schools, others say it's all good.

  • Arts

    June 7, 2006

    If You Lived Here, I'd Know Your Name: News From Small-Town Alaska

    NPR commentator spins homilies out of rural life.

  • News

    March 8, 2006

    The Bus Stops Here

    School Board members have trouble exacting change to cut transportation costs, but they aren't as divided as it might seem.

  • News

    July 27, 2005

    Bill Gates' Guinea Pigs

    School Board members have trouble exacting change to cut transportation costs, but they aren't as divided as it might seem.

  • News

    July 20, 2005

    Bill Gates' Guinea Pigs

    The Gates Foundation wants to remake American education, and ground zero for their billion-dollar experiment is Mountlake Terrace High School. Results so far? It's been a learning experience.

  • News

    April 27, 2005

    Advanced Displacement

    Closing public schools and limiting choice would save little, squeeze successful programs, and alienate those who can flee.

  • Food

    December 8, 2004

    ¡Viva Vino!

    Closing public schools and limiting choice would save little, squeeze successful programs, and alienate those who can flee.

  • News

    April 14, 2004

    Pastimes at Garfield High

    At Seattle's most famous school, racial tension, achievement anxiety, and resistance to discipline send another principal packing.

  • News

    May 1, 2002

    Who Said It?

    At Seattle's most famous school, racial tension, achievement anxiety, and resistance to discipline send another principal packing.

  • News

    January 31, 2001

    ABC, 1,2,3

    Listen up, cuz these school levies ain't no ABCs.

  • Film

    June 30, 1999

    The laugh wrack

    Why I love Adam Sandler, everybody's whipping boy.

  • News

    June 16, 1999

    High school: Tests and tribulations

    Why I love Adam Sandler, everybody's whipping boy.

  • News

    May 19, 1999

    High school haze

    Why I love Adam Sandler, everybody's whipping boy.

  • 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

    October 7, 1998

    An uncontrollable attraction

    In Tokyo, schoolgirls can't escape the Lolita stereotype.

  • 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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