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COMPILED 7/29/10 (Refresh your browser for current version)

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In the Seattle Times:
  • Editorial | RTTT: a halfhearted attempt by Washington state (7/28)

In the Tacoma News Tribune:
  • Steilacoom school leader tackles growth (7/29)
  • Column | Lesson needs to be learned from consensus RTTT bill (7/29)
  • Editorial | Race to Top: Who needed the money, anyway? (7/29)

In the Yakima Herald-Republic:
  • Churches provide free summer tutoring to help with basic skills (7/29)
  • Rice named new Yakima school board president (7/29)

In the Kitsap Sun:
  • South Kitsap teacher gathering his own curriculum (7/28)

In the Wenatchee World:
  • Cascade proposes options for replacing worn-out schools (7/28)

In the Longview Daily News:
  • Rainier teachers reach contract deal with district (7/28)
  • Gregoire to discuss budget options with lawmakers (7/28)

In the Walla Walla Union Bulletin:
  • Editorial | Are federal education standards best for state?

In the Portland Oregonian:
  • Editorial | No white knight for Oregon schools (7/28)

In the Washington Post:
  • School reform on two tracks: fast and slow (7/28)
  • Blog: Study: Error rates high when test scores evaluate teachers (7/29)
  • Blog | Were some teachers fired based on flawed calculations? (7/28)

In the New York Times:
  • Standards raised, more students fail tests (7/28)

On MSNBC.com:
  • Obama defends 'Race to the Top' program (7/29)

In the Boston Globe:
  • Editorial | Expertise lost at crucial time (7/29)

In the Los Angeles Times:
  • Brown unveils California education reform plan (7/29)

In Education Week:
  • Least-disruptive turnaround model proving popular (7/29)
  • 21st Century centers bill has advocates worried (7/28)
 

E-Clips are compiled Monday through Friday (state holidays excluded) and are normally available by 9:00 a.m. local time. Article links are selected from the Web sites of the state's largest-circulation daily newspapers and national news organizations.

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