It’s election season again and things are heating up. In our state, the race to lead the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction is shaping up to be a tight one.

I woke up this morning so bummed to realize that my dream last night was not real. I have been trying unsuccessfully to land an interview with Pete Carroll about how his own leadership as the head coach of the Seattle Seahawks might fit into the AWSP Leadership Framework. Last night in my dream, we finally connected! We were at the V-Mac on Lake Washington in the middle of the cavernous indoor field, right after a pre-season practice as players were heading to the locker room. The conversation was fantastic and went something like this…

Q. I found out recently the money raised from selling gold cards for the teams at our school go into booster clubs, and not ASB. I recall you saying gold card money should go into ASB and not a booster club. Can you could clarify the subject and why it should go into ASB and not booster?

Research suggests that school gardens help students get excited about school and do better on tests. John J. Pershing Elementary School is one of many schools in low-income neighborhoods in Texas that are partnering with REAL School Gardens, a program that helps schools plan and build their garden based on students’ designs.

The National Association of Secondary School Principals, with collaboration from the National Association of Elementary School Principals, sent out the following statement in support of ESEA Reauthorization. Washington’s senior Senator, Patty Murray, has played a big part in the negotiation and drafting of the new language.

Session may be over, but the intrigue around education funding has picked up once again. The Washington Supreme Court has thrown down the gavel and issued sanctions in the McCleary case. The sanctions, which are $100,000 per day, go into effect immediately as the State has not prepared a plan for how it will meet its constitutional duty to fully fund education by 2018. Chief Justice Barbara Madsen said: