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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 >>	Poverty Taking the "alternative" out of alternative schools By maureen on 06 Aug \| 0 comments I have to admit, I grew up scared of Truman. Tucked behind one of Federal Way’s innumerable strip malls in a dreary series of near-deserted, graffiti-ridden portables and just a block away from the din of I-5, I always wondered, “Who the heck would ever want to go this place?” And, as it turns out, until recently, Truman’s vibe was a lot like most of the alternative schools in the state. In late 2001, Truman High School was radically restructured and divided in to two schools. This year, Seattle’s John Marshall school began the restructuring process. And, due to WASL findings that show alternative schools generally perform 20 to 30 percentage points below average, many of state’s other alternative schools may need to shift their programs, as well. They won’t be doing it alone, however. According to the Tacoma News Tribune, OSPI will soon release a study detailing the best practices of the state’s highest performing alternative schools. Read more... Topics: Achievement Gap \| No Child Left Behind \| Poverty \| Students \| WASL \| Difficult Discussions: Race-ing to Conclusions By maureen on 16 Jul \| 0 comments For such a diverse nation, we certainly have a hard time talking about race. Unfortunately, we have an even harder time talking about it in our schools (which, let’s face it, weren’t exactly race-neutral 50 years ago). Hence, the mild shock I felt when I saw the article “Why do Asian students generally get higher marks than Latinos?” in this morning’s Los Angeles Times. Provocative title? Definitely. Haven’t all of us wondered in the dark corners of our colorblind, politically-correct minds the same question? I’m not asking you to confess and be absolved, if that’s what you’re thinking—but reporter Hector Becerra is. Becerra was able to gather eight students from Lincoln High School in Los Angeles’ Eastside to talk about this touchy subject. Read more... Topics: Students \| Poverty \| National Debates \| Minority Students \| Achievement Gap \| Here comes the sun... By maureen on 30 Jun \| 0 comments It was an epic weekend in Washington: 90 plus temperatures, thousands of people gathered in downtown Seattle to celebrate PRIDE weekend and Ed Trust’s Karin Chenoweth penned an excellent column for Sunday’s Seattle P-I about the incredible success of Granger High School’s graduating class. Check it out. I’ll be tending to my sunburns. Read more... Topics: Rural Schools \| Poverty \| Achievement Gap \| Three cheers for TAF! By maureen on 25 Mar \| 0 comments Many in the ed world already know about the fabulous work of Trish Millines Dziko and the Technology Access Foundation, but it was a great surprise to see Trish’s smiling face in the pages of today’s Seattle Times. Read more... Topics: Technology \| Poverty \| Achievement Gap \| Change comes in unexpected packages By maureen on 07 Mar \| 0 comments I’m always a sucker for an “against the odds” story—movies like Shine, The History Boys, and Good Will Hunting get me every time—and I guess it means I’m in the right business, because against the odds stories happen all the time in education. But for some reason, a recent New York Times story about a Hasidic Jewish principal who turned around a violent school in the South Bronx really got me. Read more... Topics: Principals \| Poverty \| Achievement Gap \| Cities Aiming Higher By maureen on 17 Jan \| 0 comments South Boston. Chattanooga, Tenn. Prince George County, Md. These aren’t cities readily know or recognized for their education reform effort. But, according to this New York Times article, despite their differing populations—all of which include high populations of minority students—each urban school district has radically changed the way they prepare their students for life after graduation. Read more... Topics: Poverty \| National Debates \| College & Work Readiness \| Achievement Gap \| College Board looks to reduce barriers for low-income students By maureen on 21 Nov \| 0 comments This 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. Read more... Topics: Universities \| Poverty \| Colleges \| Achievement Gap \| Txting 4 better skool kulture? By maureen on 14 Nov \| 0 comments From local school board meetings to the halls of the legislature to our offices in Seattle, the topic of how to create a better school culture geared toward achievement has been hotly debated. How can we engender an environment that makes success desired? How we can get students to encourage each other to do better? In essence, how can we make school cool? Read more... Topics: Technology \| Students \| Poverty \| K-12 Education Reform \| Achievement Gap \| The case against "comparability" (Opinion) Posted on 18 Sep The Education Gadfly View this article >> Topics: Students \| Poverty \| Teachers \| Achievement Gap \| “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. 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