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RSS Feeds Get the latest information through RSS Feeds. Blog Articles News College & Work Readiness What is RSS? Most Recent Resources Ladies and Gentleman, the Washington Class of 2008 Added: 11 weeks 3 days ago Article April Update Added: 17 weeks 1 day ago Article Creating a College-Going Culture Added: 24 weeks 1 day ago Article Teaching Science Teachers to be Leaders Added: 28 weeks 6 days ago Article Senate Hearing to Delay Reading as a Requirement for the K-12 Diploma to be Held on Monday Added: 30 weeks 6 days ago Article Find More Resources >>	Community Colleges When Early Childhood and Higher Ed Collide By maureen on 16 Jun \| 1 comment I spent last Thursday nearly nose-to-nose with an epic dinosaur skeleton in the UW’s Burke Museum. No, I wasn’t taking a day off to soak up history. I was crammed into a meeting of Representatives from the House Higher Education and Early Learning/Children’s Services Committees to discuss preparation programs for early learning professionals and options for legislation in the 2009 session. Here’s what I found out: Read more... Topics: Community Colleges \| Early Education \| Teacher Training \| Universities \| Washington \| Mastering WA Higher Ed By maureen on 19 Dec \| 0 comments We’ve posted before about the advancements the HEC Board is making in creating Washington’s new 10-year master plan for higher education, but yesterday I got the inside scoop when HEC Board Chair Bill Grinstein presented it to the College Work Ready Agenda team. Read more... Topics: College & Work Readiness \| Colleges \| Community Colleges \| K-12 Education Reform \| Legislature \| Universities \| Washington \| I loved this luncheon By allisonm on 02 Nov \| 0 comments Waiting 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. Read more... Topics: Colleges \| Community Colleges \| High Demand Careers \| K-12 Education Reform \| Community colleges changing course as students, needs shift Posted on 29 Oct The Seattle Times View this article >> Topics: College & Work Readiness \| Colleges \| Community Colleges \| Running Start program is running colleges into red Posted on 22 Oct View this article >> Topics: College & Work Readiness \| Community Colleges \| Students \| Washington looks at aligning K-12 graduation requirements with college and workplace expectations. It’s about time! Posted on 16 Oct \| 0 comments Topics: Math \| K-12 Education Reform \| Graduation Rates \| Community Colleges \| Colleges \| College & Work Readiness \| Type: Article Location: Statewide “Onward” Consortium: Mary Walker, Columbia, Cusick, Curlew, Inchelium, Northport, Republic, Selkirk & Wellpinit School Districts Posted on 04 Sep \| 0 comments Nine small school districts in Northeastern Washington are working together to meet a common goal: prepare more students for postsecondary education without remediation. Topics: Washington \| Students \| Rural Schools \| Poverty \| Pilot Programs \| Community Colleges \| Colleges \| College & Work Readiness \| Granger High School Posted on 04 Sep \| 0 comments "Sí, se puede." Yes, it can be done. Topics: College & Work Readiness \| Minority Students \| Principals \| Washington \| Achievement Gap \| Graduation Rates \| Pilot Programs \| Colleges \| Community Colleges \| Universities \| Rural Schools \| Cross multiply...but why? By allisonm on 27 Aug \| 2 comments On my first day at the Transition Math Project's (TMP) Summer Inst Read more... Topics: Washington \| Math \| Colleges \| Math Curriculum \| Community Colleges \| Universities \| Math Teachers \| P-20 Council Formed. Okay, Now What? By barbara on 21 May \| 0 comments Read more... Topics: Washington \| Early Education \| Education Studies \| Washington Learns \| Trade and Technical News \| Colleges \| Community Colleges \| Universities \| 12 3 4 5next ›last »	Recent News Do too many people go to college? This author says yes Posted on 21 Aug USA Today View this article >> WASL results to be released Tuesday Posted on 21 Aug Wenatchee World View this article >> Mixed Results on Paying City Students to Pass Tests Posted on 20 Aug New York Times View this article >> Find More News >> Tag Cloud Achievement Gap College & Work Readiness Graduation Rates Legislature Math Math Curriculum Science Standardized Tests Students Teachers Washington WASL more tags What is a Tag Cloud?