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Hats off to Kaaren Andrews at Madrona!

Hats Off!

 

Weren’t we just talking about the power of good principals? Looks like Seattle can now claim another one of its own: Principal Kaaren Andrews of Madrona K-8 has been awarded the Andrews Thomas B. Foster Award for Excellence for outstanding leadership.


Change comes in unexpected packages

I’m always a sucker for an “against the odds” story—movies like Shine, The History Boys, and Good Will Hunting get me every time—and I guess it means I’m in the right business, because against the odds stories happen all the time in education. But for some reason, a recent New York Times story about a Hasidic Jewish principal who turned around a violent school in the South Bronx really got me.


Kinsley to direct leadership academy

I've worked with Dale Kinsley for about 8 years and have always thought he was one of the best superintendents in WA state. That's why I'm so thrilled that he's been selected as the director of the new Washington State Leadership Academy!


Wahluke High School

Wahluke High School, in Eastern Washington’s Grant County, posted 2005 WASL scores that doubled what 10th-graders earned last year.


Granger High School

"Sí, se puede." Yes, it can be done.


Lean on Me

It seems only in movies like 'Lean on Me' (yes, I am a movie junkie!) do people speak openly about race and education.


GLAD Helps Spanish-Speaking Elementary School Rise to the Top

Felipe Guzman wandered around this 4th grade class, gently guiding his students through a sentence contruction lesson in generalizations. In Spanish. And about the Spanish language.