In partnership with the Association of Washington Student Leaders (AWSL), the State Board seeks a current high school sophomore from Western Washington to serve as the student representative to the State Board of Education (SBE). This student will also serve a two-year term on the AWSL Student Voice & Advisory Council. Find out more about the application process and the desired qualifications on AWSL's application page. Applications are due March 8, 2021.
Find some work highlights from SBE's current student representatives on the latest SBE blog post.
Statewide Indicators of Educational System Health
SBE's 2020 report shows that while Washington is improving on some key education performance indicators, the rate of improvement is not enough to achieve the long term goals the state has set for its students. It is appropriate to acknowledge the incremental improvement in Washington’s educational outcomes, but also important to retain a sense of urgency about the size and scope of our achievement and opportunity gaps, which present as early as age five, and persist in the data to age 25 and beyond.
