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Monday, January 23, 2012

Seattle Schools Community Forum: A Thoughtful Stance on Charters

Seattle Schools Community Forum: A Thoughtful Stance on Charters:

A Thoughtful Stance on Charters

One of the perks of doing this work and getting out there in the community is meeting people who don't just talk - they act.

Trish Millines Dziko is such a person. Trish and her partner, Jill Hull Dziko, started providing STEM programs for students of color back in 1996. They then founded Technology Access Foundation which now has two programs: TechStart and TAF Academy.

TechStart is an after-school program (middle school) and school-day program (elementary) for STEM, to help

Seattle Schools This Week

There will be a lot of catching up to do this week from the loss of time from the snow days. Also, much has happened in the media since the postponement of the School Board meeting last Wednesday the 18th to this Wednesday the 25th. I expect that many more media may be at this meeting.

I am also delighted that the speaker list carried over from last Wednesday's meeting. I expect that some listed speakers may get pressure to give up their places to people pushing the Board policy 1620B but I think many speakers who signed up for other reasons (like Whittier) may stand their ground. Good for them. (I, too, remain