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CollegesNow that you’re back, let’s get down to business…By maureen on 04 Sep | 0 comments
Interlake ELITES Turn Hispanic Education Around
It’s been a grey, grey week, but when I read this Seattle
Times article about the incredible power of mobilized Hispanic students at
Interlake High School, things seemed a little bit brighter.
Almost Live-Blogging the State Board of Education Meeting, Part IIBy maureen on 24 Jul | 0 comments
9:37 a.m. For you newshounds out there, CORE 24 has received not a shabby amount of news coverage today. Check out the coverage of the State Board's decision in the Columbian, Yakima Herald Republic and Tacoma News Tribune.
April UpdatePosted on 23 Apr | 0 commentsWashington Math Standards Move Forward
It has already been a busy year for those involved with Washington’s new math standards. There have been multiple rounds of edits and revisions. The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) has held numerous public hearings. And, at the end of the legislative session, oversight of the math standards process was transferred from OSPI to the State Board of Education. Washington needs top teachers!By maureen on 20 Dec | 0 commentsEducators and administrators across the nation have long debated how to attract top students into careers in teaching, and a new fellowship affiliated with our own University of Washington might just be the ticket.
Mastering WA Higher EdBy maureen on 19 Dec | 0 comments
Parent Pop Quiz on Planning for CollegeBy maureen on 19 Dec | 0 commentsWhen’s the best time to start planning and saving for a child’s college education?
A) As soon as he/she hits high school
B) Middle school
C) Elementary school
D) In utero
Fixing our leaky pipelineBy maureen on 10 Dec | 0 comments
Who says you can never
go home again? I recently got back from a terrific meeting held by the Graduate
and Professional Student Senate at my good old alma mater, the
College Board looks to reduce barriers for low-income studentsBy maureen on 21 Nov | 0 commentsThis time of year takes on a special meaning for many high school students. No, I’m not talking about the approach of Thanksgiving and Winter break. I’m talking about the period of time I recall with a shiver of remembered stress and anticipation: College Application Season.
I loved this luncheonBy allisonm on 02 Nov | 0 commentsWaiting on the corner of 5th and Olive, I stood behind a man dressed sharply in his brown suit. "I bet he's going the the Prosperity Partnership (PP) luncheon," I thought to myself. (C'mon, you and I both know higher ed folks wear a lot of suits.) I followed him across the street, through the revolving doors into the Westin, past the lobby and up the escalators. Who needs the perfectly positioned signs with arrows directing me to the luncheon? I had brown suit man.
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I think we can all agree that the first few days of school
often pass in a blur. But now that the pep assemblies are over and the syllabi
have been handed out, let’s get down to business: We need more middle-schoolers
thinking about their plans after high school, because, according to an article
in today’s 
It's Day 2 of the State Board of Education Meeting in Vancouver, WA. Since I left off yesterday, there has been more rigorous discussion about the content of the new third year of high school math, CORE 24 and funding proposals for the Basic Education Funding Task Force. Stay tuned throughout the day for updates, non sequiturs and potentially juicy tidbits.
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