Leaders for quality public education from cradle to career
When you were in school, did you ever wish Batman could be your math teacher? We all had ideas – some logical, others fanciful – about how to make improvements to our school. We want to hear from a new generation of voices. Our My Dream School contest, co-sponsored with Seattle’s Child asks students to [...]
Hello. My name is Hannah Lidman. You care about education. Prepare to sign this petition: http://wachallenge.org/. As you may have heard, Washington is applying for – and actually has a real shot at winning – a $60 million Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge grant from the federal government for our statewide early learning [...]
Today, supporters across the country are banding together for Save Pell Day — an online day of action to engage via blogs, Twitter, Facebook and other online tools to raise our voices in opposition to Pell funding cuts. This critical program that enables nearly 10 million students to attend college has a huge target on [...]
Tomorrow, the Senate will be holding a procedural vote on the DREAM Act, which will require 60 votes, leading to a final vote either this weekend or next week. We need to keep up the pressure on target Senators to ensure the legislation passes! The House of Representatives passed the DREAM Act last week with [...]
Have you ever wanted to build something with giant blocks…and send a message about the importance of early learning at the same time? Well, now you can. Our good friends over at MomsRising are holding a unique and engaging event in Seattle tomorrow morning. So bring your kids and join the fun. Yellow hard hats: [...]
If you’re looking to get involved, you’ve got plenty of options this week! Besides our The Parent Revolution: Using Your Voice for Your Kids, Your Community and Our Future featuring Ben Austin and Trise Moore on Wednesday, there are a number of other events that you might want to consider attending….all in the name of [...]
The Community Center for Education Results, OneAmerica and League of Education Voters are inviting students to speak up about the challenges of getting through high school and into college. Date: December 14th Time: 3:30-6pm Where: OneAmerica Building, 1225 S Weller St Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98144 Who:High-school and college-age students from South King County Pizza [...]
The following is written by Mary Jean Ryan, Executive Director, Community Center for Education Results. Let’s put improving education – from cradle to college and career – at the top of our collective holiday wish lists. Make firing up education progress your New Year’s resolution. Join in the work to help the kids of our [...]
Workshops and content updated: December 21 As you may know, we’ll be hosting a training on Saturday, Jan. 8th for folks who are interested in learning more about become advocates for education. Find out more details here. Register here. Here are some of the workshops that we are working on, but we’d love your feedback. [...]
