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 [...]
Archive | 16. Jul, 2009
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
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
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