Seattle Public Schools wants to add a half-hour to the school day for elementary students by as early as the next school year. But the district must first align a number of variables, including funding and union support.
Backers of a measure to allow charter schools in Washington are scheduled to turn in their petition signatures Friday. Meanwhile, a pilot project designed in part to short-circuit the argument for charter schools was blocked Thursday in court.
A full slate of public testimony is expected at tonight's school board meeting in Seattle. The board is voting on a controversial proposal to allow new recruits from a national organization called Teach for America into Seattle's public schools. The program places top college grads – who don't have traditional teaching certificates - in underperforming schools.
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