title-1 schools

I am a teacher in White Center and a member of the Washington Education Association, NEA and SEA.

I oppose House Bill 1410 and Senate Bill 5444.

Our schools face huge funding cuts. Yet these bills do not include increased funding for schools.

They are a false funding promise and a distraction.  We need more help from Olympia, not a bigger hindrance!

Higher education among teachers improves instruction and student learning, but this new legislation wouldn't compensate teachers for their advanced degrees.  How can we pay back our student loans without compensation?

Well, I’ve finished my first week of professional teaching and I must confess to being simultaneously exhilarated and exhausted; what a strange feeling that is.  My exhilaration comes from finally getting the opportunity to do something I’ve dreamt about doing for a long time, working with young people helping them realize their educational aspirations.  The exhaustion I feel is a result of a combination of things, mostly a lack of sleep. 

Family engagement at high poverty schools can poise a great challenge to educators, but also much hope for improvement and empowerment of parents and students. At my school, one way we improve the school to home connection and increase family engagement involves visiting students in their homes, home visits.