今年有更多的學校沒有達到總統先生在 2002 年簽署的 No Child Left Behind Act. 絕大多數是位於 Cascade Mountains 東邊的學校, 不過還是有些在大西雅圖地區的學校沒有達到標準. 州政府教育局發佈的學校成績: “Improvement” status of schools and districts announced. 數字越大的 Step, 表示學校有更多需要改進的地方. 18 Seattle schools fail to meet performance goals: Landing on the federal list could lead to sanctions More schools missing targets A new way of judging how well schools are doing Side Notes: Retirement savings come before college fund Easy credit mortgages may hurt in downturn