Rural Schools
Monday News Roundup
By maureen on 15 Sep | 0 commentsPamelia Valentine: A Renaissance for our School
By maureen on 09 Jul | 0 commentsHere comes the sun...
By maureen on 30 Jun | 0 commentsCreating 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.
“Onward” Consortium: Mary Walker, Columbia, Cusick, Curlew, Inchelium, Northport, Republic, Selkirk & Wellpinit School Districts
Posted on 04 Sep | 0 commentsNine small school districts in Northeastern Washington are working together to meet a common goal: prepare more students for postsecondary education without remediation.
Puyallup
Posted on 04 Sep | 0 commentsThe 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.
Yakima
Posted on 04 Sep | 0 commentsIn 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.
Granger High School
Posted on 04 Sep | 0 comments"Sí, se puede." Yes, it can be done.
