Education Northwest

When asked how family engagement has impacted her program, lead preschool teacher Lindsay Camp did not hesitate: “It’s changed everything.” Learn how her preschool program in Washington’s Cascade School District is leveraging to help young learners thrive. https://bit.ly/4oIw9ud

Beyond Open House: Redefining Family Engagement in Early Learning Lindsay Camp, a lead preschool teacher in Leavenworth, WA, shares her welcoming and inclusive approach to engaging all families, all year long.

What’s driving declines in among rural young men?

A recent Columbia Gorge News article highlights work by Education Northwest and The Ford Family Foundation examining postsecondary enrollment and completion among Oregon students. The findings point to a growing challenge: fewer rural young men are enrolling in college, and many who do enroll face barriers to completion.

Understanding these trends can help colleges, communities, and policymakers develop more effective strategies to support student success.

Read the article: https://bit.ly/43O9Efk

Learn more about the study: https://bit.ly/4ugfe56

Supporting Rural Students in Oregon in High School and Beyond | The Ford Family Foundation Supporting Rural Students in Oregon in High School and Beyond. We can narrow the gap between rural and nonrural students in Oregon.

What helps stopped-out learners successfully return to college?

A new independent evaluation by Education Northwest examined outcomes from the California Reconnect initiative and found significantly stronger re-enrollment and persistence outcomes among learners who engaged in coaching support.

Join us on June 16 for a webinar with Education Northwest, InsideTrack, and Palomar College to discuss the findings, implementation insights, and implications for institutions working to strengthen student persistence and re-enrollment.

🔗 Register: https://lnkd.in/e2w-WbnH

What happens when learners with some college but no credential (SCNC) connect with a coach? A new independent evaluation of the California Reconnect initiative found that those who engaged in coaching were nearly four times more likely to re-enroll — and significantly more likely to persist once they returned.

We are proud to share the California Reconnect Year Two Evaluation Findings from Education Northwest. This report demonstrates the power of individualized support in helping stopped-out learners navigate the path back to higher education.

Explore the full, independent findings to see how personalized coaching is strengthening the workforce pipeline in California.
https://www.insidetrack.org/reports/from-stopping-out-to-stepping-forward-california-reconnect-initiative

We teamed up with multiple partners in Washington state to evaluate whether the Academic Parent-Teacher Teams model could help educators apply the principles of two-way family engagement. See what we learned from the six-year partnership:
https://educationnorthwest.org/case-briefs/evaluating-place-based-collaboration-for-systemic-family-engagement

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Evaluating a Place-Based Collaboration for Systemic Family Engagement Our evaluation of the Academic Parent-Teacher Teams Readiness Initiative surfaced key findings and built data capacity for systemic family engagement.