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Every year, the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching (PAEMST) recognizes educators for their deep knowledge of the subjects they teach and their ability…
May 15, 2024
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Four Washington Educators Are Finalists for Presidential STEM Teaching Award
Every year, the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching (PAEMST) recognizes educators for their deep knowledge of the subjects they teach and their ability…
May 15, 2024
New SUN Bucks Program Supports Summer Food Access for Washington Children
More than 500,000 Washington children will receive funds this summer to help buy food through a new Summer Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program called SUN Bucks.
In December…
May 13, 2024
Five Washington Students Named 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars
Every year since 1964, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) selects high school seniors from across the country for recognition as U.S. Presidential Scholars, one of the nation’s…
May 09, 2024
Videos
Elementary Students Take Charge Running Their Own BizTown!
BizTown is a day-long learning experience that brings in-class instruction to life in a simulated town. Students operate banks, manage restaurants, write checks, vote for a mayor…
Apr 30, 2024
Olympia Students Plant Trees to Restore Watersheds | Environmental Literacy
At Thurgood Marshall Middle School in the Olympia School District, students help remove invasive species as part of a campus watershed restoration project.
The tools and resources…
Apr 26, 2024
Peshastin Students Enjoying Nature In Their First Outdoor Classroom | Environmental Literacy
The Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) used a portion of its federal pandemic relief funds for Environmental Literacy projects. The Cascade School District uses…
Apr 24, 2024
Special Projects
Student Stories: What Is Senioritis?
As a senior in her final semester of high school, I have been hearing an uncountable number of students in my position self-diagnosing with the mysterious prognosis of senioritis…
May 08, 2024
Student Stories: “What do you write, my lord? Words, words, words.”
I’ve been thinking a lot about writing lately. I can’t seem to escape it. I doubt there will ever come a time in my life again where I do nearly as much writing as I have been…
May 02, 2024
Student Stories: My Experience of Running Start
During high school, my older sister was a full-time Running Start student. Throughout her time in this program, I saw firsthand the arduous efforts it took to keep up with the…
Apr 25, 2024
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