The teacher’s unions and school boards they elect are working hard to block new charter schools from opening. Ironically, this is a liberal agenda but the propaganda and distortions of facts is very much in a Trumpian mold. The biggest example of the Trump effect is the false distin[...]
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UPDATE: China is Ready to fight Trump’s Trade War
LET’S LAY OUT THE WEAPONS FOR THIS WAR Trump is demanding that AMERICANS pay a 25% tax if China does not give in to his demands. Trump’s threats, dating back to his election, go as high as 45% tariffs on all Chinese goods. That would essentially cut the US and China off from trade. T[...]
Has the University of Washington Abandoned Tenure?
Does the UW still have tenure? When I became tenured, the code and state law described tenure in terms of a life long commitment to a position and a salary. The commitment was defined in terms of an academic year of 9 or 12 months. For either period, the UW and the state were committed [&h[...]
May 20th, 2019 - 1:41 am § in Schools & Colleges, The Ave Scene
Why Does NO ONE want to be on the Seattle School Board?
Four of seven seats on the Seattle School Board will be up for grabs this November, and nearly all of the 14 people interested in filling them are newcomers. This is a horrible job. No pay for what is really a full-time job. The board members do not just set policy, they are expected to act as [[...]
May 15th, 2019 - 2:38 pm § in The Ave Scene
Fraud and Democracy in Seattle Congressional Race
I got this email today. You need to understand that Jayapal is a master politician. She has built a huge war chest. She will have no serious opposition from the GOP because of her Republican vote in her district is about as bigs as support for the Islamic Democratic Union party or the Kuomintang. [...]
May 13th, 2019 - 11:23 am § in The Ave Scene
A Byte Out of The Apple Core
Despite Warren Buffets buying shares, Apple is in trouble. Sales of the ohso expensive iPHONE are tumbling. It seems more than possible that Trump’s trade war will justify a Chinese ban on sales of the American brand within China’s huge bourgeoisie. So what else has Curptino to justi[...]
April 23rd, 2019 - 8:56 am § in The Ave Scene
Washington State’s Simple Alternative to Berniecare
The Washington State House of Representatives has passed a simple bill, a public option for health insurance that would be available to all Washington Staten residents. The Program is called “Cascade Care.” “Cascade Care” may be exactly the alternative to the “Medicare [...]
April 15th, 2019 - 1:07 am § in The Ave Scene
WA State ranks in the dismal 13 for worst taxes
Life magazine has rated WA state as among the 13th worst for tax burden. This puts the Evergreen States in a basket with Kansas, New York, Massachusetts and Texas. We come just one notch WORSE then Mississippi! Alaska, Delaware, Montana, Wyoming, and Nevada are the best five states in the U.S. w[...]
April 11th, 2019 - 1:51 am § in The Ave Scene
China grins while US threatens tariffs on $11 billion of EU products unless the WTO Helps Boeing
China must be happy, very happy. As Boeing struggles with its 737 debacles and Trump wants tariffs on Airbus f, China is test flying its C919, 737 rival it plans to sell at a rock bottom price to entice buyers The latest escalation came last week when Trump threatened to slap $11 billion worth[...]
The Scandal of Online Education
Highline, a new online magazine from the Huffington Post has a disturbing article on the abuse of higher education by private, for profit, online education services. The author, Kevin Carey is the director of education policy program at a policy institute, New America. His key points [...]