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Examining The Racialized Impact of School Resource Officers
In the 2023–24 school year, a student's fatal shooting at Garfield High School reignited calls to bring School Resource Officers back. During an SPS Board Meeting, students,[..]
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Are our youth prepared for the next quarter of the century?
The issues we face today are immense and complicated. Climate change, growth of AI and other technology, social media, wars and ethnic cleansing (and genocide), wealth dispar[..]
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Opportunities in chaos – Reimagining assessments in schools
hat standardized testing shouldn’t do is serve as the primary measure for school quality, student growth/learning, teacher quality, etc. So, what are possible meaningful a[..]
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Who makes the “standard” in standardized testing?
Standardized testing is already quite culturally unresponsive, for example, test questions on U.S. slavery focus more on economics rather than the dehumanization of enslavemen[..]
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Where are the feds in our schools?
Seattle Public Schools is grappling with budget deficits like many other districts across the country. These budgeting issues are connected to inflation and the end of COVID[..]
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Dismantling DEI? But we were just getting started!
Seattle Public Schools is grappling with budget deficits like many other districts across the country. These budgeting issues are connected to inflation and the end of COVID[..]
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SESEC Calls on Seattle Education Leaders to Join in Fixing Broken School System
Seattle Public Schools has been trying to fix the broken school system for over three decades, yet we have much more work to do to achieve equitable outcomes for all students.[..]
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SESEC Calls on Seattle Education Leaders to Join in Fixing Broken School System
Seattle Public Schools has been trying to fix the broken school system for over three decades, yet we have much more work to do to achieve equitable outcomes for all students.[..]
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How teacher shortages are disrupting generations of knowledge in tight-knit school communities
Seattle Public Schools is grappling with budget deficits like many other districts across the country. These budgeting issues are connected to inflation and the end of COVID[..]
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Codesigning Critical Literacies for Black Youth in Seattle: Part 3
I joined a codesign session at Wing Luke Elementary in April 2024. At that point, families and students had developed a strong community. Members of the RCPP noted they felt[..]
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