http://www.rainiervalleypost.com Proudly serving Southeast Seattle since 2007 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 01:22:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/st-as-parents-raise-cash-schools-confront-big-gap/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/st-as-parents-raise-cash-schools-confront-big-gap/#comments Sun, 29 Jan 2012 18:11:20 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=47063 Seattle Times: “The ability of some schools to raise thousands and thousands of dollars to fund teacher positions creates an education system that is separate and unequal,” said Elizabeth Lowry, president of Franklin High’s parent group, which garners about $3,000 per year. “A parent’s job is not just to make sure that his or her [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/st-as-parents-raise-cash-schools-confront-big-gap/feed/ 5 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/teen-practicing-in-mt-baker-wins-award-for-dedication-to-rowing/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/teen-practicing-in-mt-baker-wins-award-for-dedication-to-rowing/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 18:47:26 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=47039 SEATTLE – Next month, Renton teen Kenneth Muhammad, who commutes nearly three hours round trip after school each day to rowing practice at Mt. Baker Rowing & Sailing Center, will receive the Champion Award at the Fourth Annual Row to the Future Benefit Breakfast in Seattle. “Kenneth is receiving the award for his dedication and [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/teen-practicing-in-mt-baker-wins-award-for-dedication-to-rowing/feed/ 5 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/hawthorne-elementary-to-host-fun-open-gym-event-for-prospective-students/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/hawthorne-elementary-to-host-fun-open-gym-event-for-prospective-students/#comments Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:56:10 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=46991 MOUNT BAKER – Hawthorne Elementary School and Friends of Hawthorne PTA are hosting a free “Open Gym” Event for prospective students and their families this Sunday afternoon. Families will be able to meet and talk with Principal Sandra Scott, Business Officer/VP Eileen Gray, Hawthorne’s Kindergarten teachers and current parents while the kids play, tumble, wheel [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/hawthorne-elementary-to-host-fun-open-gym-event-for-prospective-students/feed/ 0 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/powerful-schools-on-the-move/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/powerful-schools-on-the-move/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 22:09:30 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=46660 NORTH RAINIER – The Rainier Valley organization dedicated to reducing the achievement gap in Seattle’s public schools has a new home. After 20 years of using a classroom at John Muir Elementary in Mount Baker as office space, the five-member staff of Powerful Schools has recently moved to the site of the former Chubby & [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/powerful-schools-on-the-move/feed/ 1 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/four-of-states-lowest-achieving-schools-in-southeast-seattle/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/four-of-states-lowest-achieving-schools-in-southeast-seattle/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:27:38 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=46575 SOUTHEAST SEATTLE – Five Seattle schools have been singled out as some of the lowest achievers in the state, and all of them are in Southeast Seattle. Rainier Beach High in Rainier Beach, Martin Luther King Jr. (formerly Brighton) Elementary in Brighton, Hawthorne Elementary in Mount Baker, Cleveland High on Beacon Hill and Interagency Programs [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/four-of-states-lowest-achieving-schools-in-southeast-seattle/feed/ 4 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/alarming-new-test-score-gap-discovered-in-seattle-schools/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/alarming-new-test-score-gap-discovered-in-seattle-schools/#comments Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:34:04 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=46543 Seattle Times: African-American students whose primary language is English perform significantly worse in math and reading than black students who speak another language at home — typically immigrants or refugees — according to new numbers released by Seattle Public Schools. District officials, who presented the finding at a recent community meeting at Rainier Beach High [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/alarming-new-test-score-gap-discovered-in-seattle-schools/feed/ 0 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/thursday-public-meeting-to-discuss-overcrowding-at-graham-hill-elementary/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/thursday-public-meeting-to-discuss-overcrowding-at-graham-hill-elementary/#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 23:00:27 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=46228 SEWARD PARK – Some Southeast Seattle parents are upset over the way Seattle Public Schools (SPS) is handling its Capacity Management issues. Graham Hill Elementary is one of several schools throughout the district facing overcrowding so severe that changes must be made in time for the 2012-2013 school year. According to SPS, potential options include [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/thursday-public-meeting-to-discuss-overcrowding-at-graham-hill-elementary/feed/ 2 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/aki-kurose-middle-school-wins-national-attendance-challenge/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/aki-kurose-middle-school-wins-national-attendance-challenge/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:00:12 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=46081 BRIGHTON – Aki Kurose Middle School Academy has been named the winner of the 2011 Get Schooled Fall Attendance Challenge. The students and staff will be recognized with a star-studded event and significant college scholarships later this winter. Sponsored by the Get Schooled Foundation, the friendly competition included nearly 80,000 students at 73 schools in [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/aki-kurose-middle-school-wins-national-attendance-challenge/feed/ 0 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/franklin-high-graduate-wins-san-francisco-mayoral-race/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/franklin-high-graduate-wins-san-francisco-mayoral-race/#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 13:00:36 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=46028 SAN FRANCISCO – Earlier this month, Ed Lee, a 1970 graduate of Franklin High School, won the San Francisco’s mayoral race, becoming the city’s first elected mayor of Chinese descent, as well as the first Asian American elected to the office. Lee was born in 1952 in the Beacon Hill neighborhood and attended Beacon Hill [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/franklin-high-graduate-wins-san-francisco-mayoral-race/feed/ 1 http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/district-to-provide-update-on-se-seattle-schools-scores-impending-ib-program/ http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/district-to-provide-update-on-se-seattle-schools-scores-impending-ib-program/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 13:27:25 +0000 Editor http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/?p=45926 RAINIER BEACH – Seattle Public Schools is hosting a public meeting next week to update the community on Southeast Seattle schools and scores, as well as the impending International Baccalaureate (IB) program at Rainier Beach High School. The IB is a pre-university academic program focusing on college readiness that is on par with Advanced Placement [...]]]> http://www.rainiervalleypost.com/district-to-provide-update-on-se-seattle-schools-scores-impending-ib-program/feed/ 0