Education In The News Supreme Court Rules in PICS v. Seattle School District Court Upholds Diversity as a Compelling Government Interest Provides guidance to District as to what can be done going forward [ Download/View File ] Washington State PTA School Violence Resources The recent tragic and violent events occurring within schools have increased awareness of the need to ensure that schools are safe and nurturing places that contribute to student learning. The articles listed below are available on Washington State PTA’s Resources page: [ http://www.wastatepta.org/resources/resources.htm ] Seattle Public Schools Name Finalists [ Download/View File ] Arts Corps finds willing recruits in needy schools An interesting article submitted by an Orca parent [ http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/307874_artcorps17.html ] Make-up days scheduled for Feb. 2, March 16, and June 21-22 Seattle Public Schools (SPS) will make up four of the five school days missed due to inclement weather by scheduling Feb. 2, March 16, June 21, and June 22 as student days. The district will apply to the state to waive the requirement for a fifth day. This schedule, proposed by the Seattle Education Association (SEA), aligns with feedback from parents and guardians 2007 School Capital Bond and Operations Levy: Please Vote Tuesday, February 6th! We're not allowed to tell you HOW to vote on Seattle Propositions 1 & 2, but we will point out that the Capital Bond funds replace and renovate deteriorated schools throughout the city, that the Operations Levy provides nearly a quarter of every school’s day-to-day budget, and that they are renewals of expiring levies we passed in 2001 and 2004 – not new taxes. Think about it! And Vote! Vote! Vote! Seattle Schools Want Input on Alternative Make up Days for Snow Days Schools were closed on five days this school year due to inclement weather. The district's contract with the Seattle Education Association (SEA) calls for make-up days to be added at the end of the school year. This would mean that the last student day would be Wednesday, June 27. However, the district and SEA are exploring other options, and would like to have input from parents and guardians. An on-line survey will be posted on this page no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 18. Due to the need to make decisions quickly, the deadline to submit responses will be midnight on Monday, Jan. 22. [ http://www.seattleschools.org/area/m_news/comp.dxml?app=Story&storyId=2025&settings=default ] Seattle PI Editorial: Parents (are) key to kids' education Orca parent Kelly Warner-King, an under-tapped resource on children's issues in education and the juvenile justice system and a newly appointed member of the Governor's Legal Ombuds for Education, and co-author Adie Simmons, wrote the following editorial as a result of their nationally funded study on the No Child Left Behind act. [ http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/294664_involveparents05.html ] more headlines >>