Its Time for Washington to Commit to a 21st Century Education System for the 21st Century Economy
Summary
Much has been made by our organization and others about the need to increase our students’ college and work readiness; to improve science and math teaching and learning in our schools; and to invest in high-impact, high-demand programs at our public universities.As Kati Haycock put it, “These kids need to be accelerated, not slowed down.” My other big takeaway from the retreat was that we need to look long and hard at how we fund and operate higher education in our state.Our public research universities are the foundation upon which our innovation economy is built; they produce our most precious resource: highly skilled, educated and entrepreneurial people.We need to continue the conversation with state leaders that began at the retreat about how Washington can invest in and grow high-demand, high-impact programs at our research universities and forge a commitment to transparency, accountability and innovation within our higher education system.It is time to look to innovative models such as the TAF Academy in Federal Way and the new Delta High School in the Tri-Cities for fresh approaches to STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education.
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