Helpful links

 

A lot of misinformation has clouded the debate over funding and reforming our children's schools. We've selected the following links to help clarify fact from fiction. Share these links with anyone who cares about the future of public education in our state. If you have a useful link to add to this list, e-mail it to us at help@protectwashingtonschools.org

 

Tight Budgets Mean Squeeze in Classrooms
Millions of public school students across the nation are seeing their class sizes swell because of budget cuts and teacher layoffs, undermining a decades-long push by parents, administrators and policy makers to shrink class sizes. article

 

Beyond pass-fail: New WA educator evaluation

How unions help strengthen teacher evaluations. article

 

Danny Westneat: Bill Gates, have I got a deal for you

Gates' alma mater touts small class sizes! article

 

Op-Ed: Rage Simmering Among American Teachers 

NPR interview with Diane Ravitch: “High-stakes testing warps everything.” article 

 

The Children Must Play - What the United States could learn from Finland about education reform

For starters, less testing, more respect for teachers. article

 

Ironic Lessons in Education Reform from Bill Gates

He wants larger class sizes! article

 

The Myth of Charter Schools

The truth about Superman and charter schools. article