Education Lab Essays

Charlotte “Charlie” Nunes is a junior at Woodinville High School and is enrolled in the Running Start program at Cascadia College.

May 2, 2021 at 6:00 am

Student Voices: Don’t forget about the in-betweens

For this fifth year of The Seattle Times Student Voices project, we invited students from Washington public high schools and colleges to work with Education...

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Student Voices columnist Jules Shusterman. 216953

April 25, 2021 at 6:00 am

Student Voices: Project-based learning is how we teach critical thinking

Student Voices: Guest writer Jules Shusterman makes the case for Project Based Learning (PBL) as a way to teach students to think critically and problem...

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April 17, 2021 at 6:00 am

Meet the Washington students writing about education equity for Education Lab’s Student Voices project

For this fifth year of The Seattle Times Student Voices program, we invited students from Washington public high schools and colleges to work with staff...

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Seattle Times Student Voices contributor Oluyemisi Bolonduro of Shoreline is a sophomore at Pomona College majoring in Africana Studies.

April 17, 2021 at 6:00 am

We know how to say our names; you should, too.

For this fifth year of The Seattle Times Student Voices program, we invited students from Washington public high schools and colleges to work with Education...

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July 20, 2020 at 5:00 am

Student voices are essential. Apply today for a chance to express yourself in The Seattle Times.

We're looking for college and high-school students from around the state to share their experiences in Washington's public school system and tell us how they...

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June 26, 2019 at 5:00 am

Clear Sky gave me the Native community I lacked — now the program needs to be saved

Seattle Public Schools recently ended its partnership with a Native American youth program. Ravi Smith, a Native college student and former attendee of Seattle schools,...

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May 5, 2019 at 7:00 am

Guest essay: Six ways we can help students achieve their college and career goals

Kirsten Avery works with staff from 11 South King County high schools that are re-engineering curriculum and supports so that more students are set up...