We correspond with different blogs around the United States. Recently we were contacted by Seattle Education about a story they were researching. Specifically they asked if we had ever requested to be part of any of the OSPI working groups but not been chosen or even gotten a response. We told them we have tried including talking directly with Gil Mendoza (Asst. Superintendent at OSPI). We've never even gotten a response for follow up. Why is this important? When you take a look at the members of ESSA Team (http://www.k12.wa.us/ESEA/ESSA/pubdocs/ESSAConsolidatedPlanTeam.pdf) what do you see? Answer: Members of the establishment and special interest groups. No parents or public. Following … [Read more...]