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“A Letter to President Obama Two grandparents on opposite ends of the continent each had a ...”
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“Our friend from Arizona, Mike Martin,  posted the following on EDDRA2. a listserv we are ...”
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“The following is excerpted from an article by Richard Rothstein, a research associate at the ...”

“The Tri-City Herald recently endorsed charter school legislation in Washington then invited readers to offer ...”
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“Parents, you may not have noticed during your teacher conferences, school concerts, or encounters at ...”
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“Created by Kathy White Kennewick School Board Retreat January 7, 2012 Section 1: What transpired Section 2: What was ...”

“I am currently managing the 5 Facebook accounts listed below.  Each has a different focus ...”

“We recently received a poignant article by a Facebook friend from Fordham University.  We are ...”

“2011 was our first full year of reporting and we are proud of our results.  ...”

“We are happy to welcome former KSD Board member, Kathy  White, as a regular correspondent ...”

“For centuries, the ways of the world were nearly static but change began to accelerate ...”

“Concern about the MAP test is growing across Washington.  One Seattle parent, John Cummings,  has ...”
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“On November 2, 2011 I met with Ben Messinger, Brian Brooks' representative and Ron Mabry ...”
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“With the school board election done the truth about the appointment of Brian Brooks to ...”

“Beware!  The legislature is back in Olympia and forces are afoot to hand over the ...”
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“by Louise Gustafson, retired educator Since the mid-1960s the Kennewick School  District has been known for ...”

“I simply disagree with their views.  Bob Valiant's conclusions are based on facts available to ...”

“The misinformed views expressed in this letter to the Tri-City Herald required my response.  You can ...”

“My letter to the Tri-City Herald was published in today’s paper.  Among the many reasons ...”

“Kennewick School Board Meeting      October 26, 2011    5:30 PM      Adjourned at 7:22 PM Board members present:  Dawn ...”

“Kathy White, running for re-election to Kennewick School Board position 3, has been endorsed by the ...”

“Kennewick School Board Meeting      October 12, 2011    5:30 PM       Board members present:  Dawn Adams, Heather Kintzley, ...”
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“Uby Creek, candidate for Kennewick School Board position 5, was featured in Sunday's (10/16/2011) editorial ...”

“Kennewick School Board Meeting      September 28, 2011    5:30 PM       Board members present:  Dawn Adams, Heather Kintzley, ...”
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“Kathy White, running for re-election to Kennewick School Board position 3, has been endorsed by ...”

“Uby Creek, candidate for Kennewick School Board position 5, has received the endorsement of the ...”

“Kennewick School Board Meeting      September 14, 2011    5:30 PM       Southgate Elementary School Board members present:  Dawn ...”
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“You, as campaign manager for Brian Brooks, candidate for Kennewick School Board position 5, wrote ...”
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“Ne-far-i-ous: heinously or impiously wicked.  Detestable, iniquitous, vicious.  Involved in a conspiracy. Nefarious is not in ...”

“During yesterday’s Kennewick School Board meeting we learned that Brian Brooks is not alone in ...”
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“Brian Brooks, interim school board member and candidate for position 5 on the Kennewick School ...”

“This article was submitted by Kennewick student David Ryther.  David's thoughtful insights contrast with opinions ...”
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“I am often asked why I am so opposed to the drill-and-test curriculum that has ...”
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“We recently received this open letter to the Kennewick School Board from Chuck Henager, Jr., ...”
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“Dear Mrs. Kintzley, Thank you for your comments on KSD Citizens.  I invite you to write ...”
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“At Wednesday’s school board meeting I spoke to the board when president Dawn Adams asked ...”
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“Monday, August 15, I attended the Kennewick School Board meeting where six applicants for the ...”

“For the past several years we have been fortunate to be part of a group ...”

“By Monty Neill, Ed.D. Executive Director, FairTest With the teaching profession and public schools under attack as ...”

“Having witnessed the development of Kennewick School District’s North Star goals and knowing these goals ...”
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“Kennewick School Board Meeting      May 25, 2011      5:30 PM All board members were present. Business: • The OSPI ...”

“KSD Citizens accepts that change is often important and necessary in education. Change must be beneficial ...”
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“In Washington state we are faced with HB 2111, a law that will implement many ...”
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“Guest post by Erik Peterson Increase competitiveness. Focus on maximizing short-term output over long-term investment. Layoff workers. Squeeze more ...”
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“Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs fame speaks to the Senate Commerce Committee about the need ...”

“Kennewick School Board Meeting   May 11, 2011   5:30 PM    Adjournment at 7:30 PM All board members were ...”

“On Thursday, April 28, I participated in the review and evaluation of the proposed KSD ...”

“The editorial board of the Tri-City Herald has spoken about the recent decision of the ...”
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“Unanswered questions about standardized tests By Valerie Strauss Some questions to ask about standardized tests. Are they ...”

“Valerie Strauss, Washington Post reporter and blogger, recently published an important document we feel should ...”
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“Kennewick School Board Meeting     April 20, 2011     5:30 PM All board members were present. Business: • More than ...”

“We have posted a link on "recommended reading" to a new book that we feels ...”

“Federal Relations Network Of the Washington State School Directors Association 2011 Participation Washington DC, February 5-9 Kathy White Kennewick School Director, ...”
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“ This article was originally posted on Seattle Education 2010 and is re-posted here with permission ...”

“This represents the Feedback form which KSD will use to collect community input about the ...”

“The KSD administration and school board have worked since January developing these 11 proposed North ...”

“Kennewick School Board Meeting   March 23, 2011    5:30 PM    Adjournment at 7:15 PM Board member Lynn ...”
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“Kennewick School Board Meeting   March 9, 2011    5:30 PM   Adjournment at 9:30 PM Meeting was called ...”
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“ESEA/NCLB is coming up for re-authorization this year.  As anyone who has had to deal ...”
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“Kennewick School Board Meeting     February 23, 2011    5:30 PM    Adjournment at 9:30 PM Meeting was called to order ...”
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“On Friday, February 25, I participated in a tour to Canyon View and Cottonwood elementary ...”
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“Kennewick School Board Meeting February 8, 2011   5:30 PM   Adjournment at 8:49 PM Board member Kathy ...”
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“We recently asked Bruce Cannard, Edison School principal and former science teacher, to describe the ...”
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“Much has been written about how best to teach reading.  The well-documented reading wars, featuring ...”
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“Kennewick School Board Meeting January 26, 2011    5:30 PM    Adjournment at 8:42 PM Board members Dawn Adams, Heather ...”
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“How do you capture 20 years of a person’s life in a 5-minute talk and ...”
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“If I were a classroom teacher today I would be furious and I can't figure ...”
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“Kennewick School Board Meeting January 12, 2011        5:30 PM Board member Heather Kintzley was absent.   Board ...”
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“Kennewick School Board Meeting         January 11, 2011         5 PM to 9 PM All board members were ...”
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“Recently, KSD Citizens was featured in an article by the Tri-City Herald. We appreciate the notice ...”
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“Introduction Recent advancements in brain research, cognitive psychology and other cognitive sciences have created a new ...”
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“Kennewick, along with most cities and towns in the country, has relied on standardized testing ...”

“In her Huffington Post blog, Sabrina Stevens Shupe, Denver teacher and education activist, describes a ...”
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“My friend and mentor, Don Orlich (professor emeritus at Washington State University) is a long-time ...”
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“Kennewick School Board Meeting December 15, 2010 All board members were present Business: Coaches and athletes from fall ...”
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“A friend in Florida sent this to me in response to the article posted on ...”
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“Bill Gates spoke to the Council of Chief State School Officers on November 19. ...”
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“2010 Washington State School Directors Association Annual Meeting November 18 – 20, 2010 Spokane Washington A Summary By Kathy White I ...”
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“Bob Scherpelz was part of the recent Tri-City Herald Community Conversation on school reform. His ...”
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“Here is a post from Stephen Krashen on the Gates efforts to reform teacher evaluation. ...”
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“Elementary Report to the Community at ESD 123 on October 29, 2010 (posted on KSD ...”
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“Tom Staly, retired Kennewick teacher, was a part of the recent Tri-City Herald Community Conversation ...”
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“This article by Kurt Clemmens was first published in the Community Conversation feature of the Tri-City ...”
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“Kennewick School Board Meeting November 17, 2010 Board president Dawn Adams was absent. Board member Lynn ...”

“Kennewick School District Secondary School Report to the Community Friday, November 5, 2010 at the ESD ...”
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“This article, written by Maja Wilson who taught high school English, adult basic education, ESL, ...”
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“In case you did not know, you can follow ksdcitizens.org on Facebook.  We provide a ...”

“Kennewick School District Elementary School Report to the Community Friday, October 29, 2010 at the ESD ...”
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“KSD Citizens offers a forum for opinions about programs affecting children in the district.  This ...”
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“Kennewick School Board Meeting     October 27, 2010 All board members were present. Superintendent Dave Bond reported: A kitchen ...”
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“If you are a regular reader of ksdcitizens.org or even a first timer, this letter ...”
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“An article by Anthony Cody, Oakland, CA science teacher caught our eye in a recent ...”
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“Letter to editor of Orlando Sentinel posted a few minutes ago by our friend, Marion ...”
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“For two evenings this past week I participated in the Community Conversation about education sponsored ...”
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“I have a Facebook friend, Jesse Turner, who is a professor in Connecticut and runs ...”
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“ This came to us from a Seattle parent/activist who is fed up with what is ...”
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“Our online colleague, Dick Shutz,  posted the attached on EDDRA2, a group originally developed by ...”
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“Kennewick School Board Meeting    October 13, 2010 All board members were present. • Jack Anderson, principal of ...”
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“Kennewick School District Citizens support the education of the whole child and believe play to ...”

“Kevin G. Welner, professor of education policy and program evaluation in the School of Education ...”
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“I was not present at this meeting so this report is based on information from ...”
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“The attached was written in 2002 by John Taylor,Superintendent of Lancaster, SC schools.   It ...”
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“The fallout from the L.A. Times publication of value-added analysis of student test scores has ...”
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“The national media is in a feeding frenzy at the expense of public schools in ...”
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“Kennewick School Board Meeting    September 22, 2010 Board member Heather Kintzley was absent. • The Kamiakin High ...”
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“Kennewick School Board Meeting     September 8, 2010 This meeting was held at the new Cottonwood Elementary ...”

“KSD Citizens offers a forum for opinions about programs affecting children in the district.  This ...”
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“The evidence continues to mount regarding the atrocities that have been foisted on the children ...”
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“Kennewick School District Citizens A presentation to AAUW, Enterprise, Oregon September 13, 2010. Please take a moment ...”
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“Deborah Meier and Diane Ravitch are two of our favorite education writers and activists so ...”
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“The Coalition for Education in Colorado is a group of parents and educators who have ...”
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“We need to find a way to communicate with parents and others who are interested ...”
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“Kennewick School Board Meeting August 25, 2010 The most discussed issue of this meeting was planning ...”
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“Follow the links to one of the most important education policy briefs you will read ...”
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“Our PURE (Parents United for Responsible Education) friends in Chicago have summarized a Jim Horn ...”
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“ We participate in a group dedicated to detecting and reporting education disinformation (EDDRA2) and link ...”
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“Check out the latest Seattle Education 2010 blog on the "Lines of Influence," ...”
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“Here are some quotes lifted from a Huffington Post article by Charles Kerchner, research professor ...”
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“Not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts. —Albert ...”
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“ksdcitizens.org is committed to education of the whole child.  We believe that restricted curriculum that ...”
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““We need an army of parents collaborating with teachers who are vocal and who know ...”
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“We present here a top-notch review of the LA Times article bashing teachers with a ...”
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“The Valerie Strauss blog at the Washington Post is becoming a favorite for her willingness ...”
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“A common concern of parents, teachers and other citizens is that those who complain about ...”

“The little band of citizens that produce this blog is continuously on the search for ...”

“FairTest, The National Center for Fair and Open Testing, works to end the misuses and ...”
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“Here is a letter we received from Mexico after Kris Ellingson, former student of Bob ...”

“We came across an article in the NY Times that may be of interest to ...”

“Kennewick, along with most cities and towns in the country, has relied on standardized testing ...”
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“An Internet acquaintance recently contributed a provocative piece on an IBM study that has important ...”

“Here in Kennewick, ksdcitizens is a group of people who are questioning current education policy ...”

“At last, some people are beginning to get it that many of the education policies ...”

“As promised, here is another take on the viability of the so-called National Core Curriculum ...”

“We found an interesting piece in the New York Times that features a debate of ...”

“An article in Atlantic (online) caught our eye regarding a different way to go in ...”

“Finally a leading Democrat feels that funding the basic school program is as important as ...”
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“ksdcitizens.org will occasionally publish the findings of the Think Tank Review Project.  As major think ...”

“The Washington Post continues to give space to Dianne Ravitch and her book, The Death and ...”

“ The Education and the Public Interest Center (EPIC) at the University of Colorado at Boulder ...”

“As news of our local effort spreads, KSD Citizens has been noticed by other community-based ...”
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“The KSD Citizens website is now automatically formatted for mobile devices. You can now easily ...”
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“Download meeting agendas here: May 26, 2010 May 12, 2010 April 28, 2010 Note: minutes of school board meetings ...”
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“The ultimate purpose of learning is to teach children how to use their minds well. ...”