Politics Why we are failing to teach every child to read Learning to read is essential for success in school, and it takes individualized attention to each child. by Dick Lilly / April 4, 2011
Politics Want to help school kids? Here are two places to start Educators, politicians, philanthropists and parents should start with the basic values of family reading time and old-fashioned hard work. by Dick Lilly / March 27, 2011
Politics Education 'group think' gets in the way of teaching kids to read A homeless kid heads to school. by Dick Lilly / March 23, 2011
Politics Expecting too much of a superintendent is part of the problem Susan Enfield, Highline School District Superintendent and former Seattle Public Schools Interim Superintendent. by Dick Lilly / March 7, 2011
Politics An unwise raise for the Port chief A 9 percent raise for Tay Yoshitani, while other Port workers' salary-boosts are capped at 3.5 percent, sends all kinds of wrong signals. by Dick Lilly / March 3, 2011
Politics Public employees' pay: What's missing is context Protesters crowd Wisconsin's state Capitol during a demonstration against Gov. Scott Walker's proposals to take away public employees' bargaining rights. by Dick Lilly / February 28, 2011
WWU logo: If you can't see Mount Baker, why feature it? Western's old logo by Jon Sayer / February 2, 2011
Politics Gregoire's educational reforms: good luck on that The need for integrated programs is strong, but it's far from clear that Gregoire's plan will yield results. by Dick Lilly / January 8, 2011
Politics Discussion of school test scores gets stuck on agendas A teacher with her students by Dick Lilly / January 5, 2011
Politics Obama's tax-cut deal signals a future of class warfare in the U.S. President Obama takes reporters' questions the day after the mid-term election. by Dick Lilly / December 14, 2010
