Author Archives: Katie Gustainis

Mission: The High School Success Coalition advocates for proven policies that are grounded in racial equity and support every student in Washington to achieve a rigorous high school diploma that prepares them for postsecondary opportunities and to pursue their dreams.Download a PDF version of our priorities here.In order to achieve this mission, we focus on […]

During the 2022 legislative session, the nine members of the High School Success Coalition will be advocating together for proven policies that are grounded in racial equity and support every student in Washington to achieve a rigorous high school diploma that prepares them for postsecondary opportunities and to pursue their dreams.Download a PDF version of […]

On April 8, 2021, the members of the High School Success Coalition sent the following letter to the legislature. You can view the PDF version here.Chair Rolfes, Chair Wellman, Chair Randall, and members of the Senate Ways & Means,Senate Early Learning & K-12 Education, and Senate Higher Education & WorkforceDevelopment committees,We are writing to ask […]

During the 2021 legislative session, the eight members of the High School Success Coalition will be advocating together in support of policies that will support every student on their path to graduation and pursuing their dreams.—The High School Success Coalition advocates for proven policies that are grounded in racial equity and support every student on […]

Now, more than ever, students in Washington deserve access to a high-quality and relevant education that meaningfully prepares them for college and career after graduation. Your voice is needed to help protect the integrity of high school diplomas in our state: write the State Board of Education now and tell them to stop watering down […]

Due to our collective concern about proposed rules and legislative priorities being considered by the State Board of Education, the High School Success Coalition submitted the below letter (PDF available here) on July 7, 2020 and provided public comment during the State Board’s online meeting on July 8 and 9. Below is the full text […]

The past three months have been chaotic, reflective, disheartening, and inspiring, all at the same time. While our coalition has been strategizing together about what our advocacy in education looks like going forward, we also took a step back to reflect and refine our mission to fully represent the scope of our work together.The reality […]

As a member of the High School Success Coalition, we know you care about what happens to students during this uncertain time.Although school buildings are closed in Washington, there is an entire community of educators, administrators, and nonprofits hard at work shifting gears to address student needs in the current environment. As our member organizations adjust, […]

Founding member of the High School Success Coalition, Stand for Children, shared their 2020 Legislative Summary on their website. This is a repost of that summary, which includes updates on the Coalition’s priorities, including increasing counselors, reducing barriers to dual credit, and supporting students on their way to high school graduation. You can see the […]

As members of the High School Success Coalition, our organizations have agreed that our collective priority during the legislative session is to advance policy that will increase the number of Washington students graduating from high school prepared for college and career. After a big win in 2019, we have been hard at work during this short legislative […]