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2019 PEG Summit: Reflections
Why Examine and Address Race? Race matters—in society and in our schools. It is critical for educators to address racial issues in order to uncover personal and institutional biases that prevent all students, and especially students of color, from reaching their...
Our Strategic Plan: An Update
Over the last six months, the Eastside Pathways board and staff, and partners of the Eastside Pathways Partnership have been having intense discussions around developing the partnership's strategic plan. Stephanie Cherrington, Eastside Pathways Executive Director,...
Grant Award!
Eastside Pathways was awarded a $30k grant and, even more excitingly, a dedicated researcher through October of 2020 from the University of Washington Unite:Ed Seed Grant. These resources will help continue the work of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Collaborative to...
“Thank You for Your Leadership and Hard Work”
"We were delighted to receive an email of appreciation from Deborah Duitch. She has been a director at the Bellevue School District for 10 years, inspiring and leading her remarkable staff to expand high quality early learning for our community. Eastside Pathways is...
“People Kept Me Going”
Monika Steen has been volunteering with Eastside Pathways since the organization was in a conceptual stage. She has seen it change and evolve and celebrated its successes. After ten amazing years, Monika is leaving to move to Germany with her family. She shares the...
Building Safe Containers for Difficult Conversations
In the last few months, as Eastside Pathways partners have been meeting to develop the organization’s strategic plan, there have been many discussions around impact and outcomes. One observation was the difficulty of interjecting racial equity and diverse ability in...
Eastside Early Learning Facilitators
Eastside Early Learning Facilitators: Best Starts for Kids Innovation Grant Having just completed their planning and development phases at the end of April, the Eastside Pathways Early Learning Facilitators project team presented their project alongside the other...
Pizza with a Purpose: Spring Session
Pizza with a Purpose: Students Connecting with Professionals Who Look Like Them Interlake High School library vibrates with energy on a Thursday morning this spring. Nearly 50 students excitedly chatter, enjoying a pizza lunch, eager to ask questions, and hear about...
Strategic Planning Update
Our strategic planning process is well underway. We’d like to extend a huge thank you to all of you who have participated in convenings to gather input for the development of the strategic plan. Your input is paramount to the successful design of our partnership’s...