Millwood
Education
I go to a high school for pregnant and parenting students. It has put graduation within reach.
About a year ago, I was 16, seven months pregnant, and living in my car with my boyfriend. We showered at gas stations and bought grilled cheese sandwiches at Walmart. I worried that we wouldn’t be able to provide for the daughter I would soon have. Some days, I felt utterly defeated.Although I’ve always wanted to pursue an education, I felt that this was no longer possible for me.A year on, my boyfriend is now my husband, and we live together with our thriving 7-month-old daughter, Harloow, in a house with a fully stocked fridge. And I’m on track to...
Candidates vying to head OSPI spar over how state funds WA's public schools
(The Center Square) – Amid district budget shortfalls and complaints from some school leaders about a lack of money from Olympia, state funding was a hot topic at an election forum featuring candidates for the office of Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction. Three out of four candidates attended the League of Women Voters-sponsored event on Monday evening from Ridgeline High School in Liberty Lake, in Spokane County. In attendance to...
EWU talks ‘polytechnic’ metamorphosis – but in name only
Eastern Washington University (EWU) has struggled with its identity for decades, and now its leaders may position the university as a “polytechnic” school, rather than its current model as a “regional comprehensive” in a bid to attract more students.
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