Christine Gregoire on Education

Democratic WA Governor

Higher teacher pay; $28M for tutoring; support Running Start

Students today benefit from smaller class sizes and experienced teachers who received a well-earned cost of living increase.

Governor Gregoire led an effort to invest more than $28 million in additional tutoring for students who need help to graduate on time.

Gov. Gregoire applying Running Start, which lets college-bound students earn college credit, to Running Start for the Trades, a new pre-apprenticeship program to set high school students on a path toward a family-wage job in the trades.

Source: Gubernatorial website, www.governor.wa.gov/ Nov 11, 2006

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