{"id":1173,"date":"2018-04-09T11:17:50","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T19:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sdc.wastateleg.org\/wellman\/?p=1173"},"modified":"2020-09-15T22:54:43","modified_gmt":"2020-09-15T22:54:43","slug":"wellman-to-serve-on-new-student-career-readiness-committee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/2018\/04\/09\/wellman-to-serve-on-new-student-career-readiness-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Wellman to serve on new student career-readiness committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OLYMPIA \u2013 Sen. Lisa Wellman, D-Mercer Island, will serve on a new state task force responsible for recommending policies to increase the career and college readiness of public school students in Washington state.<\/p>\n<p>Wellman, the chair of the Senate Early Learning &amp; K-12 Education Committee, will serve on the new Work-Integrated Learning Advisory Committee responsible for supporting the state\u2019s goal of increasing the number of students who pursue good-paying jobs after high school through career-ready education.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know that there are many family-wage jobs that are going unfilled throughout our state and I\u2019m excited to have the opportunity to help connect our students to these exciting careers,\u201d Wellman said. <\/p>\n<p>The committee will be responsible for helping develop a framework for the development of successful work-integrated learning programs throughout the state. These could include internships, externships and apprenticeships with public and private sector employers.<\/p>\n<p>The task force includes lawmakers, educators and representatives from the state\u2019s community and technical colleges and the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe know students from every part of our state would benefit from more work-integrated learning opportunities,\u201d Wellman said. \u201cOur challenge will be to integrate these additional pathways to success into the existing K-12 system.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OLYMPIA \u2013 Sen. Lisa Wellman, D-Mercer Island, will serve on a new state task force responsible for recommending policies to increase the career and college readiness of public school students in Washington state. 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