Tag Archives: Measure 5

How low do we go? Ballot Measure 5, twenty-one years later…

Posted on May 2, 2011 by annamadeit

Each year, the trade publication Education Week ranks the public school systems of the 50 states + District of Columbia. The criteria the rankings are based on include, among other things, accountability standards, college readiness of high school graduates, spending and … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the new PPS budget cuts…

Posted on March 31, 2011 by annamadeit

Not unexpectedly, we’re going to have to make some changes. Although I’m a mere outsider with kids in elementary school, I can’t help making certain observations that rub my sensibilities the wrong way. In trying to learn as much as … Continue reading →

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Rallying all geniuses…

Posted on February 21, 2011 by annamadeit

What better way to spend President’s Day than to remind politicians of the reason for their existence? Today, the kids and I hopped on a PTA sponsored bus to Salem, to partake in a rally to alert our electeds to … Continue reading →