On Monday, LEV took a whole busload of students from around the state down to our state’s capital for a crash course in education advocacy.
Aside from free t-shirts and pizza (a good thing on any day), we also had the opportunity to get together with other students from their legislative districts and brainstorm some message [...]
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Capitol Hill Conquered!
LEV’s Intrepid Intern Army rocked the Capitol Hill Block Party over the weekend. We collected hundreds of signatures for the Student Bill of Rights, and had a blast while doing so!
Check out our Flickr account to see more!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/educationvoters/
As we work up to our official release of the Student Bill of Rights, we will be going [...]
Apply for a Position on the Washington State Board of Education!
Do you have extensive experience with education? Do you want to affect change at a higher level? If you think you have what it takes, apply for the vacant position on the State Board of Education (SBE)! According to the SBE website, an appointed board member must have the following qualifications:
1. Demonstrated interest in public [...]
A Spot of Blue Sky…
As I leap—unprotected and unprepared—into the world of college applications, I keep catching hints from previous survivors of the process about the dreaded FAFSA form, otherwise known as the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. I hear it’s not a lot of fun.
Fortunately, Arne Duncan is here to help:
“Education Secretary Arne Duncan is expected to [...]
Disillusionment, Anyone?
Hello LEV blog readers, my name is John, and I’m a summer LEV intern. While my weekly topics may vary slightly, as a rising senior in high school I’d like to focus on my experiences applying to and selecting a college.
College has always been, for me at least, the gateway to adulthood—both developmentally and temperamentally. [...]
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Thursday, October 7 at 7pm
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