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Randy Dorn

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    January 13, 2012

    Report: Washington Flunks Out When It Comes to Education Spending

    Washington scored a big fat "F" in education spending and an embarrassing "D-minus" in college readiness, according to the new "Quality Counts" state-by-state comparison published annually by Education Week magazine.

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    More Education Cuts Could Mean a Contempt of Court Ruling, Warns Lawyer

    ​On Monday, Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn sounded the alarm about further potential cuts in state education funding. A couple weeks prior, given a dismal revenue forecast, Governor Chris Gregoire asked all state agencies--including OSPI--to come up with ways to slash 10 perce ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2010

    Supt. Randy Dorn Speaks Soberly About His 'Embarrassing' Salary, Compares It to Cliff Lee's

    ​Update: The Associated Press followed up the story today, quoting Dorn: "I'm Randy Dorn. That's who I am. I don't think people want somebody who's guarding every single word of what they say." More after the jump. Maybe it was just a matter of timing: Three months after he apologized for hi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2010

    State Schools Chief Randy Dorn Promises to Make Jail a "Teachable Moment"

    Dorn checks in at 6 p.m. tonight.​State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn is headed for the slammer tonight. As punishment for his DUI conviction, he will spend from 6 p.m. tonight to 6 p.m. tomorrow night at a municipal jail run by the city of Buckley, according to his attorney, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    Randy Dorn on DUI Arrest: "I Have Caused Hurt and Embarrassment"

    Dorn says he drank beer, but not how much.​UPDATE: Dorn's arresting officer says the Superintendent's eyes were droopy and bloodshot, and he filled his patrol car "with the strong odor of intoxicants." State Schools Superintendent Randy Dorn has been relatively quiet since his DUI arrest on S ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 24, 2010

    City of Orting Allowing State Schools Chief Randy Dorn To Redact Documents Before Their Release

    Dorn gets to review court and police documents before they are released.​Orting Prosecutor Aaron Walls says he has decided to file a DUI charge against State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn, who was arrested early Sunday morning in the town southeast of Tacoma. But Walls told t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 23, 2010

    The Test That State Schools Superintendent Randy Dorn Failed: The Breathalyzer

    Dorn was something of a rebel when elected.​It's an elite club that includes former Supreme Court Justice Bobbie Bridge, ex-King County Assessor Scott Noble and onetime King County Council member Jane Hague. Now, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn is a member. The club: pr ... More >>

  • News

    November 18, 2009

    Cover Story: Critical Mass

    A Carl Sagan protégé who bikes to work on the Burke is changing the way weather is forecasted in America.

  • Blogs

    October 29, 2009

    New Federal Study Proves: Your Kids Don't Actually Suck at Math

    Is it me or is it the test?​Ever since high-stakes testing came into being in this state a dozen years ago, we've been in a collective depression about our kids' math scores. Year after year, WASL scores have tanked. Last spring, for instance, only 45 percent of 10th graders passed the math WA ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 8, 2009

    What's Cooler, a '79 Cutlass Run on Fish, or the Tesla Roadster?

    Courtesy of the Manufacturing Industrial Council, Photo by Studio PacificParis Hilton would never roll in one of these, but it runs on fish oil. How hawt is that?​Okay, yes, the Tesla is both electric (earth hug!) and totally hot. So it seems an unfair contest right from the start. But here's ... 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 >>

  • News

    April 22, 2009

    Teachers’ Union Takes a Loss

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

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    Dorn Stumps for Bill Opposed by Teachers Union

    State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn held a press conference this morning intended as a final push for House Bill 2261, the measure that would rewrite the definition of "basic education" and, in time, bring more funding to state schools. As a former union leader, Dorn is making a f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2009

    The Last WASL: Same as It Ever Was

    The WASL begins its swan song this week. New state Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn, who ran largely on his opposition to the WASL, plans to implement a new, shorter and different kind of test next year. But at least at my daughters' elementary school, you'd hardly know the end is nea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 21, 2009

    WASL Plans Announced

    The plans announced this morning by state Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn were pretty much as expected. New tests replacing the WASL, beginning next school year, will be much shorter--a huge change in the culture of schools that currently stop everything for two weeks or longer whi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2009

    Knives Come Out for the WASL

    Newly sworn in state Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn isn't wasting any time in overhauling the WASL. He's planning a press conference on Wednesday to announce his plans. He gave me an early glimpse of them back in November, as votes were still being counted and it looked like things ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 5, 2008

    Will Dorn Really Scrap the WASL?

    Newly sworn in state Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn isn't wasting any time in overhauling the WASL. He's planning a press conference on Wednesday to announce his plans. He gave me an early glimpse of them back in November, as votes were still being counted and it looked like things ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2008

    Terry does GOP Picnic; Dorn does Dallas

    Newly sworn in state Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn isn't wasting any time in overhauling the WASL. He's planning a press conference on Wednesday to announce his plans. He gave me an early glimpse of them back in November, as votes were still being counted and it looked like things ... More >>

  • News

    June 25, 2008

    Will WASL Sink Bergeson?

    The Superintendent’s Democratic challenger is betting on it.

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2008

    WASL Critic Picks Up Steam

    The Superintendent’s Democratic challenger is betting on it.

  • News

    August 11, 2004

    Election Test

    The debate over high-stakes testing dominates this year's race for superintendent of public instruction.

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