Connie Broughton (Managing Director of Washington Online) will discuss learning opportunities for parents and others interested in online courses from the many community and technical colleges in Washington State.

Sally Lancaster (Everett School District Assistant Principal of Alternative Programs) will discuss the existing credit recovery program – Online High School.

The updated Seattle Times School Guide is now available.

Some of the links inside the School Guide:

Not all advanced classes are equal.

Best overall at College Prep.

Everett School District.

Part of the "No Child Left Behind" act is to increase the number of students taking the National AP Exams – not just taking an "AP" Course for a transcript notation.

In some of the recent discussions on the AP Calculus electronic discussion group, the topic of requiring exams was addressed. The AP/IB Boosters founders agree with most AP teachers that the exams are key components of the AP learning experience. The AP exams in May give students valuable practice at a college final. They also give teachers valuable feedback. Please tell us what you think.  We love guest authors.

The Seattle Times had a nice article on the Washington State Robotics Tournament for Middle School students held Saturday December 6^th at Newport High School.

We would like to see one or more of the Everett School District middle schools participate in this event next year.