Road Map in the News
Deadline nearing for College Bound Scholarship; region at 85% sign-up rate
June 10, 2013 – The Auburn Reporter
Renton students can still sign up for College Bound Scholarship
June 10, 2013 – The Renton Reporter
As Poverty Grows In the Nation’s Suburbs King County Educators Work on New Solutions
May 20, 2013 – Thrive by Five’s Birth to Thrive blog
Guest editorial: Building a community to close the education achievement gap
May 19, 2013 – The Seattle Times
Poverty hits home in local suburbs like S. King County
May 19, 2013 – The Seattle Times
KBAC plans Juneteenth celebration
May 2, 2013 – Auburn Reporter
Univision video about 2013 Parent Forum
April 29, 2013 – Univision Seattle
750 parents attend first regional Parent Forum in Tukwila
April 22, 2013 – The Highline Times
750 parents attend inaugural Road Map Region Parent Forum
April 22, 2013 – Kent Reporter
Tukwila event aims to bolster student achievement
April 20, 2013 – The Seattle Times
The Transformational Power of Data
April 2, 2013 – Huffington Post Impact
Policy Advocacy as a Tool for Change
March 13, 2013 – FSG Collective Impact Blog
Click here to watch Q13′s coverage of the region’s $40 Race to the Top win (WMV file).
Click here to watch Q13′s coverage of the 2012 Results Report.
Click here to watch KIRO 7′s coverage of the region’s $40 million Race to the Top win.
Editorial: King County school districts win $40 million Race to the Top grant
Dec. 11, 2012 – The Seattle Times
Seattle, South End schools win race for $40 million
Dec. 11, 2012 – The Seattle Times
Editorial: Race to the Top grant in King County is a win for innovation in education
Dec. 12, 2012 – The Seattle Times
‘Exciting times are ahead’: Superintendent on federal grant announcement
Dec. 12, 2012 – White Center Now blog
Washington Wins Another Race to the Top That Will Help Early Learning
Dec. 12, 2012 – Thrive by Five’s Birth to Thrive blog
Seven Seattle-Area School Districts Win $40M Race To The Top Grant
Dec. 11, 2012 – KUOW
King County school districts bag $40M federal grant
Dec. 11, 2012 – KPLU
King County schools win $40 million in Race to the Top support
Dec. 11, 2012 – KING 5
Federal Way schools get piece of project’s $40 million grant
Dec. 11, 2012 – Federal Way Mirror
Arne Duncan Picks 16 Race to Top District Winners
Dec. 11, 2012 – Education Week’s Politics K-12 blog
Editorial: … we must continue to Race to the Top
December 2, 2012 – The Seattle Times
Editorial: South King County schools map a course to the top
November 5, 2012 – The Seattle Times
7 King County school districts join in applying for $40 million federal grant
November 2, 2012 – The Seattle Times
Op-ed: Band together to improve education in Washington state
Sept. 23, 2012 – The Seattle Times
In Kent, the path to college begins in elementary school…»
Sept. 22, 2012 – The Seattle Times
Dr. Jill Sells, executive director of Reach Out and Read Washington, talks about the Road Map Project during an interview on King 5…»
Sept. 17, 2012 – New Day Northwest
Highline School District Teaming Up with others in $40M ‘Race to the Top’ Grant…»
September 1, 2012 – West Seattle Herald
School districts from across the country will compete in the Race to the Top-District Competition…»
August 31, 2012 – League of Education Voters
Highline School District Teaming Up with others in $40M ‘Race to the Top’ Grant…»
August 31, 2012 – White Center Blog
Highline School District Teaming Up with others in $40M ‘Race to the Top’ Grant…»
August 31, 2012 – B-Town Blog
Renton School Board endorses Road Map Project…»
August 30, 2012 – Renton Reporter
Road Map Project unveils new website…»
August 20, 2012 – Auburn Reporter
Que no se atrasen…»
August 10, 2012 – La Raza NW
Tukwila School Board supports Road Map Project’s achievement goal…»
July 12, 2012 – Tukwila Reporter
School board passes resolution supporting Road Map Project goal…»
July 12, 2012 – Tukwila KOMO
Kent among those in the region named All-America Cities…»
July 5, 2012 – Kent Reporter
Auburn among those in the region named All-America Cities…»
July 5, 2012 – Auburn Reporter
South King cities make All-America list…»
July 5, 2012 – Business Examiner
Federal Way School Board Passes Resolution Supporting Road Map Project Goal…»
July 3, 2012 – The Seattle Medium
Burien One of 7 South King County Towns Named ‘All-America Cities’…»
July 3, 2012 – B-Town Blog
Collaboration to improve reading brings award to 8 local cities…»
July 2, 2012 – The Seattle Times
Eligible 8th graders in south King County urged to apply for scholarship…»
April 13, 2012 – Auburn Komo
Obstacles to higher ed extra costly for the poor…» (pdf file)
March 16, 2012 – Puget Sound Business Journal
Gates campaign recap: $500K donated, 2,000 local teachers helped…»
February 17, 2012 – The Seattle Times
Targeting an Achievement Gap in One of the Country’s Most Educated Metros…»
January 19, 2012 – The Atlantic
One region’s cradle-to-college approach…»
January 12, 2012 – The Seattle Times
College Goal Sunday Washington event comes to Auburn…»
January 6, 2012 – Auburn Reporter
Project Road Map calls for stronger education systems in South King County…»
December 30, 2011 – Renton & Kent Reporter
Auburn takes steps in Road Map Project…»
December 21, 2011 – Auburn Reporter
Road Map Project Report highlights urgent need to imporve education—cradle to college and career…»
December 14, 2011 – The Highline TImes
Student achievement in ‘troubling state’…»
December 14, 2011 – Federal Way Mirror
Connecting the Dots: Is Your Community “Program Rich, System Poor”?…»
October 31, 2011 – Ken Thompson, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Blog
Visit a Starbucks, help local students…»
October 4, 2011 – Renton Reporter
Mary Jean Ryan featured on King 5 Education Nation Series (VIDEO)…»
September 28, 2011 – King 5 News Education Nation
Education Leaders Reexamine Strategies To Improve Seattle Schools…»
July 7, 2011 – International Examiner
Good schools should be part of Seattle’s density agenda…»
July 6, 2011 – Crosscut
An ambitious new effort to improve south end schools…»June 30, 2011 – Crosscut
Road Map project to assist High Point, White Center students…»
December 11, 2010 – The West Seattle Herald
Double College-Ready Grads In South King County By 2020…»
December 10, 2010 – KUOW News
Federal Way takes part in regional education ‘road map’…»
December 10, 2010 – Federal Way Mirror
New push to help South King County students succeed…»
December 9, 2010 – KPLU News
‘Road Map’ project aims to fix shortcomings in schools…»
December 9, 2010 – Seattle PI
Communities Stepping up…»
December 9, 2010 – The Education and Community Blog
Regional effort launched to increase student achievement in Highline, Tukwila and other south county…»
December 9, 2010 – The Highline Times, Des Moines News, Federal Way News
Road Map for Education Results seeks to help students succeed…»
December 9, 2010 – Seattle Times
Community-based effort under way to improve student achievement in local schools…»
December 8, 2010 – Renton Reported
A Harlem model for Seattle students…»
November 14, 2010 – The Seattle Times
The challenge of Seattle’s emerging society…»
May 29, 2010 – The Seattle Times