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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 April Update Added: 2 weeks 2 days ago Article Creating a College-Going Culture Added: 9 weeks 2 days ago Article Teaching Science Teachers to be Leaders Added: 13 weeks 6 days ago Article Senate Hearing to Delay Reading as a Requirement for the K-12 Diploma to be Held on Monday Added: 16 weeks 59 min ago Article The Tough Get Going: Seattle U and Renton Partner to Increase Math Teacher Capacity Added: 21 weeks 2 days ago Article Find More Resources >>	Rural Schools Creating a College-Going Culture Posted on 05 Mar \| 0 comments The Mary Walker School District is located about an hour outside of Spokane, deep in the heart of rural and rugged Northeastern Washington. The majority of students are poor and many high school students possess more education than their parents. Topics: Rural Schools \| K-12 Education Reform \| Graduation Rates \| College & Work Readiness \| Type: Article “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. Topics: Washington \| Students \| Rural Schools \| Poverty \| Pilot Programs \| Community Colleges \| Colleges \| College & Work Readiness \| Puyallup Posted on 04 Sep \| 0 comments The Puyallup School District is helping all students find ways to “get” the fundamental concepts of reading, writing and math through an extensive career and technical education program that weaves math, science and English into its courses, and allows students to apply their new skills in real-world ways. Topics: College & Work Readiness \| Washington \| Pilot Programs \| Math \| Reading \| Writing \| Math Curriculum \| Rural Schools \| Yakima Posted on 04 Sep \| 0 comments In Yakima – where more than 70 percent of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches, more than 50 percent of students are Hispanic and, for many, English is a second language – demographics bring unique challenges to boosting reading achievement levels. Topics: College & Work Readiness \| Washington \| Achievement Gap \| Pilot Programs \| WASL \| Reading \| Rural Schools \| Granger High School Posted on 04 Sep \| 0 comments "Sí, se puede." Yes, it can be done. Topics: College & Work Readiness \| Minority Students \| Principals \| Washington \| Achievement Gap \| Graduation Rates \| Pilot Programs \| Colleges \| Community Colleges \| Universities \| Rural Schools \| Pasco Is Doing Hand Stands; So are 19 Other High Schools In State By barbara on 21 May \| 0 comments This after reading Newsweek's May 28 edition which gives their annual list of the country's 1,000 best high schools. Read more... Topics: Washington \| Education Studies \| Rural Schools \| GLAD Helps Spanish-Speaking Elementary School Rise to the Top By barbara on 16 May \| 0 comments Felipe Guzman wandered around this 4th grade class, gently guiding his students through a sentence contruction lesson in generalizations. In Spanish. And about the Spanish language. Read more... Topics: Students \| Minority Students \| Parents \| Poverty \| Principals \| Teachers \| Washington \| Standardized Tests \| Graduation Rates \| Fun In The Classroom \| Math \| Reading \| No Child Left Behind \| Writing \| In The Classroom \| Dropout Rates \| Rural Schools \| WA-PIRC Tries to Reach Rural Families with Info, Technology By barbara on 15 May \| 0 comments Read more... Topics: Students \| Minority Students \| Parents \| Principals \| Washington \| Early Education \| Pilot Programs \| Rural Schools \| Parents Want Discipline and High Goals By barbara on 15 May \| 0 comments Read more... Topics: Students \| Minority Students \| Parents \| Teachers \| Washington \| Graduation Rates \| In The Classroom \| Rural Schools \| Parent Outreach, High Achievement Blend in Pasco By barbara on 15 May \| 0 comments Read more... Topics: Students \| Minority Students \| Parents \| Poverty \| Principals \| Teachers \| Washington \| Graduation Rates \| Pilot Programs \| Fun In The Classroom \| WASL \| Reading \| Writing \| PTSA \| In The Classroom \| Rural Schools \| 12next ›last »	Recent News Schools try to close an achievement gap with single-sex classes Posted on 09 May Boston Globe View this article >> Seattle Public Schools drops controversial office Posted on 09 May Seattle Post-Intelligencer View this article >> Sad failure of teachers and their union chiefs Posted on 08 May Seattle Times View this article >> Find More News >> Tag Cloud Achievement Gap College & Work Readiness Graduation Rates Legislature Math Math Curriculum Science Standardized Tests Students Teachers Washington WASL more tags What is a Tag Cloud?