Archive | 16. Jul, 2009
Tiny Thinkers: Ready by Five Helps Combat Poverty

Tiny Thinkers: Ready by Five Helps Combat Poverty

Recent statistics show that the graduation rate is 72 percent for Washington State. This means that one out of every five students does not graduate. A report from Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, School or the Streets: Crime and Washington’s Dropout Crisis, shows that 38 murders and 2,600 aggravated assaults could be prevented each [...]

How is early education financed?

How is early education financed?

The million dollar question for any early education advocate. Last week Seattle CityClub held a panel discussion with Rep. Skip Priest and Valisa Smith of The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to better understand how the state has financed early education.  If you missed it, luck you, you can watch it on tvw.org right now [...]

Education News of the Day for July 16, 2009

Education News of the Day for July 16, 2009

Opening lines of communication: Students from a Philly high school and an Afghan minority group will share words and images as part of a transnational civics lesson
Lacey school to get money for remodel: State sends Lacey school $6.7 million
What’s the definition of a crisis: Our Silent Education Emergency