Seattle Legislative Delegation Statement on SPS Teacher Strike - Seattle Schools Community Forum

Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Legislative Delegation Statement on SPS Teacher Strike:

Seattle Legislative Delegation Statement on SPS Teacher Strike

The following statement is from Representatives Farrell, Pollet, Walkinshaw, Santos, Pettigrew, Tarleton, Carlyle, Ryu, Kagi, Fitzgibbon, and Bergquist, and Senators Frockt, Pederson, Jayapal, Kohl-Welles, Chase, and Hasegawa.
  
The Seattle educators’ strike has highlighted that it is the responsibility of the Washington State Legislature to fully fund education and avert future strikes.  If the state had done its job of fully funding education, our kids would already be in school. The lack of funding runs contrary to our core value that public education is the ladder for opportunity in our society.

We call on the negotiating team convened by the Governor to reach an agreement that addresses teacher compensation and supports urban school districts as soon as possible.

As representatives whose districts cover Seattle, many of us are either current or former Seattle Public School parents. We are committed to fully funding our public school system, but must do so without making devastating cuts to Seattle Schools Community Forum: Seattle Legislative Delegation Statement on SPS Teacher Strike:



Attention Parents Interested in STEM for their Student



The UW Computer Science and Engineering Department has several items of note for parents of students interested in STEM.

NCWIT Award for Aspirations in Computing honors high school women who are active and interested in computing and technology, and encourages them to pursue their passions.  Aspirations Award recipients are chosen for their outstanding aptitude and interest in computing, proven leadership ability, academic performance, and plans for post‑secondary education.

Applications for the 2016 Award for Aspirations in Computing are open from September 1 to October 26, 2015 (8:00 p.m. EDT).
 
Eligibility:  Any U.S. high school woman in grades 9 through 12 is eligible to apply, if she also meets both of the following criteria:


Quiz Bowl: QANTA vs. Ken Jennings
October 2, 4pm UW Computer Science and Engineering is pleased to host an event for both trivia aficionados and those interested in artificial intelligence: a quiz bowl match pitting a computer against the most successful Jeopardy!player of all time.


Computing Open House at UW CSE December 15th from 1-5pm

Hands-on activities and cutting edge demos will show middle and high Attention Parents Interested in STEM for their Student