tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983334520933101277.post3307660990378126543..comments2024-02-16T06:29:33.587-08:00Comments on Welcome to " The Math UnderGround " -- Seattle & Washington State: School Boards and WSSDA = more questionsdan dempseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15536720661510933983noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4983334520933101277.post-9376699454955244622008-09-21T12:20:00.000-07:002008-09-21T12:20:00.000-07:00http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive...http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com/archive/?date=20061213&slug=lipitz13<BR/><BR/>This article is dated, but I think it adds to your points and helps shed light on something I know very little about.<BR/><BR/>The scare for some observers is that school boards will eventually have very little impact on their communities. <BR/><BR/>For instance, curriculum adoptions could be rubber stamped and decisions made by 'DANA' consultants paid by OSPI officials - something that appears to be happenning at the local level with new alternatives for schools and software being championed and seconded by superintendents and teachers turned curriculum writers. Its very much like a wild west show out there. And all the more reason, the public should be against merit pay, because deciding who receives extra pay will be arbitrary and simply creates more turbulance. Districts will spend there time more wisely adopting a successful k-12 academic program for math and science. We need more show and less tell.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com