Editor's Note 2025

 The following posts are on subjects I think worthy of consideration. I would hope this information is relevant for your consideration. That being said, nothing posted should be construed as to what I believe. It is my hope to open up the dialogue about various aspects of education.

Birth of this blog and the Melissa Westbrook connection 

Click here to get the latest seattle public school's FOIA request log      New June 2023 file

BOX OF SHAME   <<<<<< take a peek !

View OSPI's SPS citizen's complaints here     Full list of SPS parents complaints here

Seattle School Board Elections    More local stories 

World's Largest Lithium Battery Plant Burns in Central California

 If the operator of the worlds largest battery storage facility can't stop lithium batteries from catching fire then why are these extremely dangerous batteries allowed in cars or in peoples homes?

                                  Moss Landing Power Plant 01/16/2025

                  https://www.ktvu.com/news/fire-moss-landing-power-plant-triggers-eas-warning-monterey-county

                                               20 Teslas burn up at charging station

Fire causing $20,000 in damage to Santa Rosa home originated in Tesla Powerwall, officials say

                           https://www.ktvu.com/news/fire-moss-landing-power-plant-triggers-eas-warning-monterey-county

 

Turf War Between Pimps Leads to Dramatic Shootout on Aurora Avenue (KOMO'S words not mine)

 Near Aurora Avenue and 96th Street, footage shows a woman diving for cover as shots ring out. In a sign of the severity of the situation, gunfire happened sporadically over several minutes. As a result, that woman is seen repeatedly cowering behind bushes to avoid being shot.

 Note:  I have reached out to City of Seattle District 5 counsel person Cathy Moore on Dec 30th for comment (cathy.moore@seattle.gov)  she has not responded.

 

 

 https://komonews.com/news/local/turf-war-pimps-aurora-avenue-north-seattle-crime-prostitution-surveillance-video-gun-violence-gunfire-chase-january-10-spd-business-district-accountability

Want to See Seattle Schools Really Suceed? Allow School Vouchers to Happen and they will.

 House Bill 1140, co-sponsored by Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, would specifically fund ESAs for low-income students, special needs families and students trapped in failing schools.

Not all schools can serve all students, this sort homogenized approach has failed.    

Supporters of school choice via vouchers have a tough opponent in the teacher's unions and there supporters but there is hope as more and more tax payers see their taxes skyrocketing and student achievement dropping.  

At some point fiscal reality must step in.