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The stealth campaign for charter schools found in emails of Seattle Public School employees and the candidacy of Omar Vasquez

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  We have published several articles on Summit charter schools and “personalized learning” which is a sugar coated description of placing students in front of a computer for all their lessons and tests. There is nothing personalized about the programs, … Continue reading The stealth campaign for charter schools found in emails of Seattle Public School employees and the candidacy of Omar Vasquez

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Lisa Macfarlane of WA DFER, and now Suzanne Estey, with their conspiracy theories

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Update, October 31, 2013: Suzanne Estey has sent out a new flyer stating that Sue Peters’ and I have created some sort of theory out of the blue on the connection between big money and public school policy. I don’t know where Estey’s been besides on the CCER Board, an organization solely funded by Bill Gates, but maybe she can’t see the forest for all those trees, or is it for all those bucks? Estey is referring to our Lines of Influence post that went up three years ago and has been read and resonated with parents, teachers, students and … Continue reading Lisa Macfarlane of WA DFER, and now Suzanne Estey, with their conspiracy theories

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Seattle School Board Candidate Sharon Peaslee

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Sharon Peaslee has put her hat in the ring and is running against the incumbent Peter Maier for the District 1 seat. Mr. Maier was recently featured in an article by Riya Bhattacharjee titled Red Flags where she provides the details on how Mr. Maier said and did nothing after finding out about the misuse of $1.8 in school funds which turned out to be a contracting scandal within the school district and led to the firing of our former Broad-trained superintendent Dr. Goodloe-Johnson. This firing was done rather reluctantly by all of the incumbents but they could no longer … Continue reading Seattle School Board Candidate Sharon Peaslee

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First Up, Kate Martin, School Board Candidate for District 2

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School Board Candidate Kate Martin has been the first candidate to respond to the questions generated by Parents Across America, Seattle. Ms. Martin will be running against the incumbent Sherry Carr. Kate Martin and her husband, Jose Chavez, along with their two sons, Esteban – 20 and Emilio – 18, live in the South Greenwood neighborhood. Both sons graduated from Roosevelt High School and both attend North Seattle Community College. Kate moved to Seattle in 1979. Jose immigrated to the United States in 1980 and is now executive chef at the Washington State Convention Center. Ms. Martin is a consultant … Continue reading First Up, Kate Martin, School Board Candidate for District 2