Blog Post

By Ashley DeLatour, Futures Northwest Programs Manager Apprenticeship programs. When I ask students what they are, they shrug in uncertainty and often say "is it the same as an internship?" For many of the students we support...

https://youtu.be/UX-6k29IUc0 “I want to be a biologist because I’m really interested in animals and plants,” says Ariel, a fourth-grade student at Skamania Grade School. Ashlyn, also a fourth-grade student at Skamania Grade School, said she...

Completing a financial aid application – such as the FAFSA or WASFA – opens the door to almost all scholarship and grant opportunities to pay for education after high school. But the complexities of the...

The High School and Beyond Plan process is a graduation requirement that supports students in exploring their interests, planning high school coursework that is aligned to those interests, keeping track of major assessment scores, and...

Schools and community partners have had to get creative throughout the pandemic to continue supporting students’ and families’ needs for learning and other resources. One area where creativity is blossoming: Financial Aid Advising Day, which...

In fall 2018, Che Teeters enrolled in the Open Doors program at Lake Washington Institute of Technology (LWTech) after talking to an advisor at LWTech. Teeters had not graduated high school, a step that was...