Education

From Alaska to Orchard Prairie: Joe Beckford’s Global Perspective on Education

This story part of a series highlighting local school superintendents as part of GSI’s IN Schools campaign. Watch each week for the next edition! The Orchard Prairie School District has a two-building campus on a hilltop north of Millwood. Surrounded by farms and prairies, the original building was built in 1894 and remains the oldest […]

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Grit and Grout: Jeff Baerwald’s Commitment to Education

This story part of a series highlighting local school superintendents as part of GSI’s IN Schools campaign. Watch each week for the next edition! A proud graduate of Mead High School and the University of Idaho, Jeff Baerwald, superintendent of the Nine Mile Falls School District, has always enjoyed taking things apart and building them

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Leading with Purpose: Dr. Alexa Allman Found Direction in the Unexpected

This story part of a series highlighting local school superintendents as part of GSI’s IN Schools campaign. Watch each week for the next edition! Nobody expects a fire alarm to go off on a student’s first day at a new school, but that’s exactly what happened to then-elementary school principal Dr. Alexa Allman. And that

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Portrait of a Caucasian man with his arms crossed wearing a grey suit jacket over a bright blue collared shirt standing in front of a blue background that fades to black at the edges.

Rooted in Community: Randy Russell’s Legacy of Leadership

This story part of a series highlighting local school superintendents as part of GSI’s IN Schools campaign. Watch each week for the next edition! Ask Randy Russell, superintendent of Freeman School District, what moments stand out most from his career, and he’ll tell you it’s not about any award or accolade — it’s the quiet,

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Lifting Others: Ben Ferney’s Vision for Equitable and Empathetic Leadership

This story is part of a series highlighting local school superintendents as part of GSI’s IN Schools campaign. Watch each week for the next edition! Ben Ferney, superintendent of Cheney Public Schools, attributes his leadership skills to his father, whom he credits for serving as his first mentor. Ferney describes his father as having quiet

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GSI Board Endorses Together Spokane Initiative

A rendering of the rebuilt Adams Elementary School, one of the proposed rebuilds included in the Together Spokane Initiative. The Greater Spokane Incorporated Board of Directors voted last week to endorse Together Spokane, a joint ballot measure proposed by Spokane Public Schools and Spokane Parks and Recreation. GSI Executive Director Alisha Benson says of GSI’s

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Dialogue is Key – Connect with K-12 Leaders to Discuss the Future of Education

By Erin Vincent, VP Education & Talent, Greater Spokane Inc. Tables are utilitarian objects—flat surfaces with four legs—so common we might overlook their significance. Yet, for such a simple piece of furniture, tables often hold an outsized role in the moments that matter most. They’re where we gather to share meals, ideas, laughter, and sometimes

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Marty Dickinson

Marty Dickinson: Leaning in to Support Bonds and Levies

I have spent my professional life pouring into the spaces that lift our region up. That often requires me to wear multiple hats, and that is how I come to you today, wearing the many hats that are important to me.  I am a fierce advocate for public K-12 education. Having had three children attend

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Grant to Help Fund Career Pathways and Create a Learning and Employment Record Program

A multi-agency partnership led by the nonprofit Greater Spokane Inc. (GSI) has received a $150,000 grant to create new career pathways for unemployed and underemployed skilled workers. The funding from the National Governors Association (NGA) will create a Learning and Employment Record (LER) bridge program in Summer 2023 and WA is one of 10 funded

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