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Help pave Washington’s new graduation pathways

Thanks to BIAW, the State Board of Education and others, the Legislature approved new performance-based graduation pathways to provide students…

WAVE scholarship review team members needed

Join the WAVE Scholarship Review team! This year 251 people applied for the Washington Award for Vocational Excellence (WAVE) scholarship, which…

Workforce pathways bill moves forward

The Workforce Pathways bill is poised to move forward after receiving a hearing before the House Education Committee on Feb.…

Spokane HBA’s Frame Your Future program receives $1M grant

On Friday, Oct. 25, the Spokane County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved to award the Frame Your Future (FYF) program…

Wood Technology Center Job Fair connects builders and remodelers with potential workers

Builders and remodelers have a chance to fill out their teams with students and recent graduates of the Seattle Central…

Remodelers/renovators: Prepare for compliance checks

Compliance officers from the Washington Department of Commerce and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have been scheduling compliance checks/inspections…