The Federal Way School District has prevailed in its lawsuit against the state of Washington, which alleged that the state’s method for allocating money to school districts’ various types of staff positions is inequitable. The P-I explains: The state education salary formula was revised once in the 1980s, but is still largely based on what [...]

Is TurnItIn.com, the anti-plagiarism service that compares submitted student papers with existing papers and other works in its database, a force for good or a thief? According to the Washington Post, four high school students have sued TurnItIn in US District Court this week. They allege that TurnItIn has violated their intellectual property rights by [...]

School Board Announces Two Superintendent Finalists Outstanding Candidates Reflect Qualities in Superintendent Profile Tuesday, April 3, 2007 On Tuesday, April 3, the Seattle School Board voted unanimously to invite two (2) finalists to continue in the Superintendent Search process. These individuals were selected from an outstanding national group of six semi-finalists who were interviewed by [...]

Teachers can now see Freedom Writers, which was mentioned in the previous post about the stereotype of the heroic urban teacher, for free from January 26 to February 1 at AMC theatres: In appreciation of teachers across the nation who give endlessly and enrich so many lives, AMC and Paramount Pictures are offering teachers* an [...]

A growing body of evidence indicates that powerful, charismatic principals are a major factor in the success of a school. Despite the power of teachers’ unions, experiments that give principals more latitude to hire and fire are becoming more popular. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently signed a bill that would give principals more power to [...]