Gov. Inslee priorities advance at session half-time
February 19, 2014Story As the 2014 legislative session reaches the half-way point, key priorities of Gov. Jay Inslee’s have passed through the House or Senate.The session kicked off with House passage...
View ArticleState of the State 2014: Governor Inslee calls on legislators to invest in...
January 14, 2014Story In his first State of the State address, Gov. Jay Inslee Tuesday called on lawmakers to boost education investments by at least $200 million, finish the work started last year to...
View ArticleGov. Inslee announces new STEM grant funding to boost state alliance with...
August 14, 2014Story Gov. Jay Inslee today announced that the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices is awarding Washington state a $170,000 grant to support the governor's efforts to...
View ArticleFederal apprenticeship grants will help Washington high-tech workers
September 9, 2015Summary A new $5 million federal grant awarded to Washington today will expand technology job opportunities for women, minorities, veterans and others in the state. Quotes “Technology...
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Inslee aims to connect kids directly to careers with new apprenticeship and...
May 31, 2017Story Gov. Jay Inslee today announced the launch of a new Career Connect Washington initiative aimed at helping significantly more students pursue good-paying jobs after high school through...
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Inslee awards $6.4 million to create apprenticeship, career connections
December 8, 2017Story Job shadowing, internships and apprenticeships are just a few of the career connections that will become available to 29,000 students thanks to $6.4 million in new Career Connect...
View ArticleInslee selects Maud Daudon to launch planning effort for career-connected...
February 15, 2018Story Gov. Jay Inslee announced today that Maud Daudon will lead the creation of a 10-year vision and strategic plan for building a statewide career-connected learning and...
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Task force outlines next steps for bolstering apprenticeships,...
February 20, 2018Story As employers clamor for a workforce versed in science, technology, engineering and math, state leaders are gearing up to build an apprenticeship and career-connected learning...
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STEM students from around the state showcase climate change projects
March 1, 2019Story Dozens of young leaders in STEM — some as young as 5 years old — presented their climate change projects to more than 200 people during the STEM Education Innovation Alliance at the...
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Inslee discusses how to help more students find a pathway to well-paying,...
July 2, 2019Story Darrell Wilson said he took an unorthodox approach to getting his education.After earning his associate degree from Pierce College, he spent the next three-plus years earning his own...
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