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Every child deserves high-quality public schools in his or her neighborhood. These schools promote a culture in which teachers and principals are supported and motivated to help at-risk students achieve, and in which parents and other community members are active, informed participants in school improvement work.

 
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tactics for giving to support high-quality public schools
  • Support community engagement, advocacy, and parent-leadership focused on school improvement, particularly in low-income communities 
  • Support innovative teacher training programs that effectively address the needs of struggling students and low-performing schools 
  • Support research that drives the adoption of best practices in teaching and school leadership
The Seattle Foundation evaluated organization
20% of K-12 students in King County’s Roadmap Region (SE/SW Seattle, South King County) switched schools within the last year.
Success Story
Investment Initiatives Support Academic Success of Seattle Public Schools' Children
The Alliance for Education seeks to help children in Seattle Public Schools achieve academic success. The organization does this through investment initiatives related to college readiness, community engagement, school board and staff development, and data assessment.
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A Paramount Duty: Funding Education for McCleary and Beyond
Washington state policymakers must come up with billions in more funding over the next few years to comply with the State Supreme Court’s decision in McCleary v. State, which mandated a significant boost in K-12 school funding.
One Region's Cradle-to-College Approach
The year-old Community Center for Education Results has galvanized hundreds of key civic players to build a road map toward improving education, cradle to college, in South King County.
How Mercer Middle School soared after struggling
The remarkable turnaround at Asa Mercer Middle has Seattle School Board members paying close attention. The school's success could significantly influence policies across the district.
Reducing Student Poverty in the Classroom
This Center for American Progress report presents examples of successful antipoverty strategies in schools across the country and urges policymakers to realize the positive impact that school-based antipoverty programs could have on the education and well-being of low-income children across the United States.
Human Capital in Seattle Public Schools
This analysis reviews the Seattle Public Schools’ teacher policies linked most directly to teacher effectiveness.

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