Alliance For Education

On a mission to ensure every child in Seattle Public Schools is prepared for success in college, career and life.

Alliance for Education

WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE ALLIANCE

Employment Opportunity: The Alliance for Education is seeking exceptional candidates for the Executive Assistant position, LEARN MORE.

RSVP now for the 10th Annual Alliance for Education Community Breakfast, March 29th, LEARN MORE .

See Seattle Public School's new School Reports & District Scorecards, READ MORE.

Learn about the Alliance's 2010-2011 accomplishments and priorities, READ MORE.

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Find programs throughout Seattle with our SEARCH TOOL.

BACKGROUND STORY: The Alliance launches web tool providing access to information about programs and services in Seattle Public Schools, READ STORY.

DAILY ED LINES

Local education news:

School board tables talk about its power, votes to reopen school, Seattle Times

OPINION | Proposal to clarify roles of Seattle School Board and superintendent needs more work, Seattle Times

West Seattle schools: Board OKs starting new elementary at Boren, West Seattle Blog

Seattle teachers protest furlough days, budget cuts, KOMO News

Ballard teachers, students, and parents demand more funding for education, Ballard News Tribune

Wider state & national education policy:

Obama Wades Into Issue of Raising Dropout Age, New York Times

COLUMN | The big flaws in Obama’s education argument, Washington Post

OPINION | The True Cost of High School Dropouts, New York Times

Business, Civil Rights Groups Blast Kline's NCLB Proposal, Education Week

Some States Prodding Students to Graduate Early, Education Week

Friday Night Lights (Out), Wall Street Journal

Longer school days:

Supporters of 6½-hour school day submit petitions at CPS Board of Education meeting, Chicago Tribune

EDITORIAL | The gift of classroom time, Chicago Tribune

School management:

New Study Gives Small Schools Initiative a Thumbs Up, New York Times

City Students at Small Public High Schools Are More Likely to Graduate, Study Says, New York Times

OPINION | Don't protect failing schools, Chicago Tribune

Many public schools in D.C.’s poorest area should be transformed or shut, study says; more charters recommended, Washington Post

More problems found at Neenan schools across Colorado, Denver Post

Higher education:

More college freshmen see getting good job as key goal, poll finds, Los Angeles Times

Today's college freshmen hitting books harder, study says, USA Today

BLOG | How Poor Performance in College Sets Students Up for a Lifetime of Difficulty, Good

Bill to align colleges, labor data wins approval, Boston Globe

Student health & safety:

Schools Told to Lighten Up Lunches, Wall Street Journal

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