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Be The Change
The annual StriveTogether 2017 Cradle to Career Network Convening was held in Phoenix from October 3 to 5, with the theme Be the Change: Getting Results for Every Child. The Eastside Pathways team -- Stephanie Cherrington, Megan Kennedy, Cathy Habib, Kelly Jones, and...
Conversations on Equity
Having a conversation around racial equity can be hard. But, it is necessary. The growing diversity, around the country and specifically our region, makes it imperative that such conversations become a focal point around the work we do. There is also much interest in...
September is Attendance Awareness Month!
As the 2017 school year begins in the Bellevue School District, there is a critical message being communicated to the community – “Right Place. Right Time. Ready to Learn!” The importance of regular attendance at school cannot be emphasized enough. Regular attendance...
Operation IDEATION
Eastside Pathways was invited by Bellevue School District to present a challenge for the students taking part in Operation IDEATION. For Eastside Pathways, it was an excellent opportunity to integrate youth voice into their work. Operation IDEATION was a three-week...
Summer Learning Field Trip – Organizations Visited
The Summer Learning Field Trip group visited seven different programs provided by six organizations. Boys & Girls Club of Bellevue at Spiritwood Manor, Bellevue KidsQuest Children’s Museum, Bellevue Bellevue YMCA at Benjamin Rush Elementary School, Redmond...
A Summer Field Trip With A Difference
It was a summer field trip with a difference. There were no kids on the bus! Instead, 20 adults went on their first Summer Learning Field Trip to see summer programs offered by a few organizations on the Eastside. Organized by the Summer and Extended Learning...
StriveTogether August Viz of the Month – Kelly Jones
StriveTogether announced their second ‘Viz of the Month’ - Kelly Jones, Data Officer at Eastside Pathways! In their newsletter they shared: StriveTogether is currently celebrating the work of our Network’s Tableau fellows and learning about how the software is...
Attendance Matters!
Why does chronic absence matter for young students? Students who miss more school often have a harder time learning to read. Data* shows that only 65% of chronically absent students in Bellevue are reading proficiently by 3rd grade as compared to 79% for students with...
Beyond Diversity: Courageous Conversations in Bellevue
The Pacific Educational Group (PEG), a consulting firm committed to forging racial equity, believes that an earnest and honest discussion on race and racism is the first step to eliminating racially predictable outcomes of our lives. It has developed Courageous...