ClimeTime, a statewide initiative, was recently featured in an article written by Abby Rusky and published in the Green Schools Catalyst Quarterly December issue. The article, Launching K-12 Climate Science Literacy to Scale in Washington State, highlights the...
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A Historic Look: Creating Pathways to Becoming an Antiracist Multicultural Organization (Part 2)
Article Published on the AESA Perspectives website Over a decade ago, the Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD) launched a monumental mission to become an Antiracist Multicultural Organization (ARMCO). This article describes the multiple pathways the agency...
ESD 123 Climate Science Education Highlighted in Tri-City Herald
The 2018-2019 school year will see brand new climate science learning opportunities in regions across the state, thanks to a $3 million Climate Science Education Grant awarded to the Association of Educational Service Districts (AESD). The nine ESDs will partner with...
Eastern Washington Computer Science Consortium
Leaders from Eastern Washington’s 4 Educational Service Districts (ESD 101, ESD 105, ESD 123, ESD 171) have come together to form the Eastern Washington Computer Science Consortium.
A Historic Look: Creating Pathways to Becoming an Antiracist Multicultural Organization (Part I)
Article Published on the AESA Perspectives website Educational Service Agencies (ESAs) are uniquely positioned to provide catalytic leadership for widespread, socially just, educational transformation. By building their own capacity to dismantle the institutional...
AESD Network of Statewide Initiatives
What does baseball have to do with it? Baseball is considered “America’s national pastime." It was called "America's Pastime" because during the late 19th and early 20th century it was probably the most widely played sport in the country. Before television, baseball...
Puget Sound ESD Shares Its Racial Equity Journey Nationally
Dismantle Institutional Racism Melia LaCour, Executive Director of Equity in Education for Puget Sound ESD, was recently published in the AESA Perspectives Blog. In this post, which is Part I of a two-part series, LaCour shares how PSESD has worked since 2008 to...