The state Department of Ecology’s Washington Conservation Corps is currently recruiting AmeriCorps members to fill 260 positions across the state. 

Washington state is investing millions in grants to help workers level up through its Job Skills Program and demand for the funding in the most recent cycle was the highest in the program’s 40-year history. 

The Children’s Reading Foundation’s longtime CEO is stepping down and a national search is underway for a successor. 

The achievement marks back-to-back years that Washington high schoolers set a record for the number of completed financial aid applications. 

Washington’s official investment education savings plan has seen strong growth in the last year, demonstrating an increased demand by families to save for their childrens’ education and career goals. 

High school students in Washington may soon have more options to connect coursework with their career plans.   

Washington State University’s Carson College of Business now has opportunities for those looking to bolster their skills or break into new roles in the realms of artificial intelligence, automation, analytics and project management. 

Has your organization developed an innovative way to help individuals develop workforce skills? The Benton-Franklin Workforce Development Council wants to hear from you. 

High school seniors in Washington would need to complete student aid paperwork to graduate, under a proposal recently announced by Gov. Bob Ferguson.