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Seattle Teachers Reject Contract, Consider Strike 27 Aug 2013 | 02:26 pm
"This proposal will not be accepted," said McClure Middle School teacher Jan Robbins. The 22-year teaching veteran said she's never seen the contract bargaining process go this far. Still dressed in ...
Parent to Parent: Concussion Myths That Parents Should Know 26 Aug 2013 | 11:10 pm
Across the state, high school football players are now starting official practices. All other sports start today. ParentMap's Hilary Benson joined KING 5 to dispel some myths and misunderstandings ab...
Stalled: Seattle's Public Schools and Teachers Reach a Stalemate 26 Aug 2013 | 08:54 pm
"The tone around the table has been very positive," said Seattle Education Association (SEA) president Jonathan Knapp on August 21, after the inaugural Seattle School Board meeting for the 2013–2014 ...
Growing Character: Why Parents Lie and What to Do About It 26 Aug 2013 | 08:00 pm
ParentMap thanks i9 Sports for making possible our Growing Character series. This month: Teaching Children About Honesty and Accountability The fact is that we parents aren’t always completely truthfu...
What Real Love Looks Like: A Man and a Woman on a Wednesday Night 23 Aug 2013 | 11:07 am
When you are young and you begin a life with someone, you have absolutely no idea what you are really doing. I remember people with wrinkles and gray hair talk about love and commitment and lifetimes...
Education Matters: I Was a School Board Meeting Virgin 23 Aug 2013 | 08:26 am
A Seattle School Board meeting begins with the assembled crowd standing and saying the Pledge of Allegiance — something that is not required of students at school — before the business at hand is att...
Back-to-School Shopping List: Step Away from the Glue, Lady 22 Aug 2013 | 05:57 am
My kids’ school supply lists came in this week. So I will be dutifully clearing my slate, calling in sick to work for a few days, emptying my bank account and getting all over that like a permanent fi...
Glow in the Dark: 15 Neon Birthday Party Ideas 22 Aug 2013 | 04:27 am
Turn out the lights and throw a kid-friendly glow party! Set the tone with a great invite in neon colors, and be sure to tell guests to wear neon or white for a glowing-good time. Hold your bash at ni...
Giveaway: A Family Four-Pack of Tickets to 5th Avenue Theatre's 'Secondhand Lions' 22 Aug 2013 | 01:51 am
Get a jump on the fall arts season with this giveaway! We are giving away one family four-pack of tickets to see Secondhand Lions at the 5th Avenue Theatre, a new musical based on the popular film abo...
Movie Dad's Preview: SIFF's 'Slapstick Savants' Film Series 22 Aug 2013 | 12:43 am
Early physical comedy had a marvelous inventiveness that still has the power to surprise and delight. When my kids first saw Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush (in a museum exhibit) I thought they would ...
