State should not retreat on math, science
This editorial will appear in Friday’s print edition. Randy Dorn’s timing is both politically astute and all wrong. For days, the state schools superintendent was widely rumored to be preparing for...
View ArticleComing Friday: School reforms, immigration detention centers
Here’s what we’re working on for tomorrow: A dogged pursuit by the New York Times has exposed troubling evidence about the lengths federal officials have gone to cover up cases of mistreatment and...
View ArticleA classroom view of school reforms
This editorial will appear in tomorrow’s print edition. Many people presume to speak for teachers: lawmakers, parents’ groups, the Washington Education Association, various K-12 lobbies. But there’s no...
View ArticleA trip at the Race to the Top finish line
This editorial will appear in the Wednesday print edition. It’s report card time for Race to the Top: “A” for theory, an “A” for effort but a shaky “B-” on the final exam. The Obama administration set...
View ArticlePublic charter schools should be an option in Washington, too
This editorial will appear in tomorrow’s print edition. The state PTA has gotten tired of waiting for Superman. Last week, it mounted a new and welcome push to persuade the state to reconsider public...
View ArticleSchool reform can’t wait for a booming economy
This editorial will appear in tomorrow’s print edition. The middle of an economic crisis is not the time to stop fixing public education. On the contrary. A legislative push for new school reforms –...
View ArticleCharter schools: Not a cure-all, but a sign of health
This editorial will appear in Sunday’s print edition. Other education reforms are more urgent than charter schools. Washington could have a fantastic public school system without them. But we don’t...
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