Grantees in the News
Alderwood Middle School, a College Spark Community Grants recipient launches a program to help low-income middle school students develop good homework habits and plan for college.
New college-ready help for McLoughlin Middle School
A southeast Washington collaboration between ESD 112, the Vancouver School District, and Southwest Washington Child Care Consortium and McLaughlin Middle School will use a College Spark Grant to launch an after-school college readiness program that will provide access to tutoring services, service learning projects, peer mentors and enrichment activities.
Three Puget-Sound area community colleges earn accreditation as baccalaureate institutions
South Seattle Community College, a College Spark Grantee, and Seattle Central Community College, an Achieving the Dream participating institution are among the community colleges in Washington that will now be offering Bachelor’s degrees.
Post Secondary Education AVID Pilot
Skagit Valley Community College, a College Spark Community Grants recipient, is one of three colleges in the nation piloting AVID for college students.
Completing college can be big challenge for nontraditional students
Three College Spark grantees, Yakima Valley Community College, Heritage University and Central Washington University, find innovative ways to serve nontraditional students.
School within a School: Lincoln's Bold Experiment
Lincoln High School, a participant in College Spark Washington's College Readiness Initiative, is piloting an innovative strategy to improve student success, featuring longer school days and personalized, intensive support for students.
Tacoma High School Putting Freshmen on the Road to Success
The transition from middle school to high school can be rocky for students. Studies show the high school dropout rate is directly related to how well students do in their freshman year. That's why Tacoma's Washington High School is grabbing freshmen who are teetering on the edge and pulling them back to success.
Residents Tell How to Improve Latino Education Opportunity
Yakima Valley Community College, was a part of a nationwide listening tour conducted by the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans.
AVID Students on the Rise at School
In 2005 The Wenatchee School District launched a program to help students in middle school excel. Five years later the program is sustainable and making a difference for students.