School Board buys three months to consider becoming a charter school authorizer

The Tacoma School Board voted 4-1 Thursday to file a letter of intent to become a charter school authorizer” with the State Board of Education before the April 1 deadline.

The decision does not commit Tacoma Public Schools or the School Board to becoming an authorizer of charter schools in Tacoma. However, it buys the board several more months to consider it as an option. If the board failed to file a letter of intent, it could not later decide to become an authorizer of charter schools.

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Murray Morgan Bridge short term closure planned this weekend

Friday, March 29, 7 p.m. through Sunday, March 31, 12 p.m., the Murray Morgan Bridge will be closed to vehicle traffic to complete the installation of steel channels that are blocked by the counterweights when the bridge is in the down position.

In addition, this closure will be used to complete stenciling of the counterweights which was postponed earlier in the year due to weather.

The lift span will be in the up position all weekend for marine traffic.

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University of Puget Sound Flea Market Tomorrow

The popular flea market run by the Women’s League of University of Puget Sound will be held this year on Saturday, March 23, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. More than 60 booths will offer antiques and collectibles, artwork, handcrafts, artisan and vintage jewelry, home and garden items, furniture, clothing, glassworks, locally-sourced foods, and more at Memorial Fieldhouse, near the corner of Union Ave. and N. 11th St. in Tacoma. Admission is $3. Tickets can be purchased at the door. Parking is free.

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Day Care Worker Targeted in Brutal Attack

A man who claimed he wanted to enroll his child brutally attacked a daycare worker as she was opening up early this morning, in South Tacoma.

Details at the News Tribune and King 5.  

I know a lot of daycare workers and early childhood educators use this site, please be careful out there in the early morning hours!

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City of Tacoma Declares March 17, 2013 University of Puget Sound Day

City of Tacoma has declared March 17, 2013, as “University of Puget Sound Day” in honor of the university’s founding on that day 125 years ago. 

At the council’s meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 19, Mayor Marilyn Strickland read a proclamation detailing the rationale for a commemorative day to mark Puget Sound’s founding in 1888. 

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House Education Committee Meeting Today, 1:30 pm

The Washington State House Education Committee will be meeting at 1:30 today, a number of education bills will be considered including a bill that would assign letter grades to schools (SB 5328) and a bill that would allow the state to take over persistently low performing schools. (SB 5329)

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Paint Tacoma-Pierce Beautiful

Paint Tacoma-Pierce Beautiful!

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This summer, volunteers will paint the homes of low-income
homeowners in Tacoma and Lakewood free of charge.  Applicants can include any low-income
owner-occupied household, not only seniors or individuals with disabilities.
Learn more and download applications at www.paintbeautiful.org.
Applications DUE BY APRIL 30th 2013. 

 

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