About Us

As we’ve grown we’ve gotten some questions. So, here is a FAQ. If there are other questions please drop us a note and we’ll be happy to respond.

Who runs SWWEducation.org?

Dick Rylander is the chief administrator
Articles and stories come from interested citizens as well as groups across the United States

Who funds SWWEducation.org?

We do ourselves. No donations accepted or solicited. We don’t want anyone being able to exert pressure on what we cover or what we say
We are not a 501 group. We are just normal parents, grandparents and educators who care about education and think being Watchdogs is important

What are we about?

We are generally conservative in our viewpoints regarding education
We believe in delivering an education experience that focuses on skills that children will need in the real world and prepares them for advanced education if they are interested
We want more focus on Vocational (CTE) courses
We are against Common Core and High Stakes Testing (like the SBAC or derivatives thereof)
We want the best possible teachers and administration free of outside influences and pressures
We believe in local control of schools. That means the highest coordinating authority is the State of Washington. There should be NO…NO federal government connection with education
ESSA is no better than NCLB and is a continuing example of federal involvement in education that is unacceptable
We focus on K-12 in Southwest Washington State and seek to keep school boards and district administration honest and transparent
We do stories that local media either won’t cover or have no interest in
We want school boards to be proactive and assertive instead of following dictates like sheep

How can you share an article or story?

Write it up and email to us at swweducation at gmaildot com
Or, you can use the contact form on our blog site: http://www.swweducation.org/?page_id=988