Curiosity Club
After tense election, 10 strangers come together for a nerdy (Zoom) dinner party By
at 3:19 pm KUOW-FM
KUOW s fourth cohort of Curiosity Club will reflect on the last four years and imagine what s next for 2021.
As our nation grapples with how to come together, here at KUOW weâre literally bringing folks from different perspectives to the (virtual) table.
On Thursday, November 19, 10 community members from different parts of the political spectrum will come together for an online dinner party to reflect on the last four years and look ahead to 2021. This will be our fourth cohort of
Curiosity Club, our nerdy supper club grounded by one simple question:
Will standardized testing in Washington schools survive the pandemic? By Joy Resmovits, The Seattle Times
Published: January 19, 2021, 12:30pm
Share: with the nation s education system rocked by a pandemic that led to the pause of a broad swath of standardized tests, some education leaders say it s time to rethink testing. (Timothy J. Gonzalez/Statesman-Journal)
When Diane DeBacker worked as state education commissioner in Kansas, educators talked often and openly about their schools’ standardized test scores.
Then, in 2018, she moved to Seattle, where everything was different.
“We didn’t stand in front of a board and talk about how our schools did,” said DeBacker, who worked as Seattle Public Schools’ top academic officer until earlier this month. “I was like, huh, we don’t lead with assessments in Seattle. That’s kind of comforting.”