The Ginger & Barry Ackerley Foundation

A public school accountability bill? Still a chance

Education reform – serious education reform – remains alive in the Legislature. No thanks to the Legislature’s education chairwomen. THE NEWS TRIBUNE The News Tribune Published: 02/09/12 · Read More

Editorial: State would prosper best with K-16 school plan

Editorial from Spokesman Review on how our state would benefit from a Kindergarten through higher education plan. Published February 5, 2012 · Read More

Bills would reshape how state teachers evaluated

A host of proposals for changing how teachers are evaluated contain only a few differences, but they concern major issues — including the use of evaluations in hiring decisions. · Read More

A Poverty Solution That Starts With a Hug

new research addresses an uncomfortable truth: Poverty is difficult to overcome partly because of self-destructive behaviors · Read More

UW students have plan for helping higher ed

University of Washington students say they have come up with three ideas to raise money for higher education without increasing state taxes. · Read More

Teachers are put to the test

As teachers head back into the classroom many of them will be evaluated by how much they help students improve on standardized tests. · Read More