Strengthening our Partnership with Data

Strengthening our Partnership with Data

When you work in the social services sector, you hear a lot of compelling stories of real people who’ve encountered adversity and then found relief or support to find a route for success. Those are the types of stories that we deploy to tug on funders’ heartstrings,...
Data Collected is Data Owed

Data Collected is Data Owed

Through the first three quarters of 2019, the Eastside Pathways Partnership collaboratively built a Strategic Plan to reaffirm its mission, vision and outcomes and define a clear pathway to get there. Within this plan, there is a clear call for reliance on data and...
The Wonder of Why

The Wonder of Why

Anyone who has had joy and privilege of being around precocious children or adolescent youth can attest to the dread associated with the three-letters – Why? While this may not conjure up the best memories, we can generally agree that a full reasoned response to why...
Data Corner: High School Graduation

Data Corner: High School Graduation

One of the five Eastside Pathways goals is that every youth graduates from high school prepared for their postsecondary plan. We measure this by tracking high school graduation rates. An interesting question has reemerged: should we be tracking four-year or five-year...
Teen Perspective: Internships

Teen Perspective: Internships

This fall, Eastside Pathways has hosted a student intern from the Big Picture School. Sophomore Oliver Tjalve has been working with Data Officer Kelly Jones on Thursdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oliver and Kelly would like to share their experience—which, spoiler alert,...