{"id":2780,"date":"2021-12-14T14:26:03","date_gmt":"2021-12-14T21:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/?p=2780"},"modified":"2021-12-14T14:26:27","modified_gmt":"2021-12-14T21:26:27","slug":"the-future-of-education-in-wa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/2021\/12\/14\/the-future-of-education-in-wa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Future of Education in WA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friends and neighbors,<\/p>\n<p>Our economy will continue to grow and change, and, to answer the needs of tomorrow we need our education system to be responsive now to the 21<sup>st<\/sup> century\u2019s digital economy. At the state level, we are building on the preparatory work already accomplished; establishing pathways for graduation, setting standards for computer science in K-12 and requiring computer science to be offered as an elective in every high school. On the horizon are additional innovative policies for the future of Washington\u2019s public education system that will allow our students to thrive and reach their full potential. Click the video, <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/P6_8x2k-IJ4\">linked here<\/a> and below, to hear about what is on the horizon.[vc_video link=&#8221;https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P6_8x2k-IJ4&#8243; title=&#8221;On the Horizon for Washington Education with State Senator Lisa Wellman&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friends and neighbors, Our economy will continue to grow and change, and, to answer the needs of tomorrow we need our education system to be responsive now to the 21st century\u2019s digital economy. At the state level, we are building on the preparatory work already accomplished; establishing pathways for graduation, setting standards for computer science in K-12 and requiring computer science to be offered as an elective in every high school. On the horizon are additional innovative policies for the future of Washington\u2019s public education system that will allow our students to thrive and reach their full potential. Click the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":2781,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"disable_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-e-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Future of Education in WA - Sen. Lisa Wellman<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/2021\/12\/14\/the-future-of-education-in-wa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Future of Education in WA - Sen. Lisa Wellman\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Friends and neighbors, Our economy will continue to grow and change, and, to answer the needs of tomorrow we need our education system to be responsive now to the 21st century\u2019s digital economy. At the state level, we are building on the preparatory work already accomplished; establishing pathways for graduation, setting standards for computer science in K-12 and requiring computer science to be offered as an elective in every high school. On the horizon are additional innovative policies for the future of Washington\u2019s public education system that will allow our students to thrive and reach their full potential. Click the...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/2021\/12\/14\/the-future-of-education-in-wa\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Sen. Lisa Wellman\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-12-14T21:26:03+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-12-14T21:26:27+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/12\/20180205_124403ab-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1706\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"sdcadmin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"sdcadmin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/2021\/12\/14\/the-future-of-education-in-wa\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/2021\/12\/14\/the-future-of-education-in-wa\/\",\"name\":\"The Future of Education in WA - Sen. Lisa Wellman\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/2021\/12\/14\/the-future-of-education-in-wa\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/2021\/12\/14\/the-future-of-education-in-wa\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/12\/20180205_124403ab-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-12-14T21:26:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-12-14T21:26:27+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/#\/schema\/person\/d6013ae3db75439130e0f235fcec08d6\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/2021\/12\/14\/the-future-of-education-in-wa\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/2021\/12\/14\/the-future-of-education-in-wa\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/2021\/12\/14\/the-future-of-education-in-wa\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/12\/20180205_124403ab-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/12\/20180205_124403ab-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":2560,\"height\":1706,\"caption\":\"Latino Legislative Day rally in the Capitol Rotunda, February 5, 2018.\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/2021\/12\/14\/the-future-of-education-in-wa\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Future of Education in WA\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/\",\"name\":\"Sen. Lisa Wellman\",\"description\":\"Putting People First\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/#\/schema\/person\/d6013ae3db75439130e0f235fcec08d6\",\"name\":\"sdcadmin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"sdcadmin\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/author\/sdcadmin\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Future of Education in WA - Sen. Lisa Wellman","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/2021\/12\/14\/the-future-of-education-in-wa\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Future of Education in WA - Sen. Lisa Wellman","og_description":"Friends and neighbors, Our economy will continue to grow and change, and, to answer the needs of tomorrow we need our education system to be responsive now to the 21st century\u2019s digital economy. At the state level, we are building on the preparatory work already accomplished; establishing pathways for graduation, setting standards for computer science in K-12 and requiring computer science to be offered as an elective in every high school. On the horizon are additional innovative policies for the future of Washington\u2019s public education system that will allow our students to thrive and reach their full potential. Click the...","og_url":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/2021\/12\/14\/the-future-of-education-in-wa\/","og_site_name":"Sen. Lisa Wellman","article_published_time":"2021-12-14T21:26:03+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-12-14T21:26:27+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2560,"height":1706,"url":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/12\/20180205_124403ab-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"sdcadmin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"sdcadmin","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/2021\/12\/14\/the-future-of-education-in-wa\/","url":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/2021\/12\/14\/the-future-of-education-in-wa\/","name":"The Future of Education in WA - Sen. Lisa Wellman","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/2021\/12\/14\/the-future-of-education-in-wa\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/2021\/12\/14\/the-future-of-education-in-wa\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/12\/20180205_124403ab-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2021-12-14T21:26:03+00:00","dateModified":"2021-12-14T21:26:27+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/#\/schema\/person\/d6013ae3db75439130e0f235fcec08d6"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/2021\/12\/14\/the-future-of-education-in-wa\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/2021\/12\/14\/the-future-of-education-in-wa\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/2021\/12\/14\/the-future-of-education-in-wa\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/12\/20180205_124403ab-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/12\/20180205_124403ab-scaled.jpg","width":2560,"height":1706,"caption":"Latino Legislative Day rally in the Capitol Rotunda, February 5, 2018."},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/2021\/12\/14\/the-future-of-education-in-wa\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Future of Education in WA"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/#website","url":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/","name":"Sen. Lisa Wellman","description":"Putting People First","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/#\/schema\/person\/d6013ae3db75439130e0f235fcec08d6","name":"sdcadmin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"sdcadmin"},"url":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/author\/sdcadmin\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2021\/12\/20180205_124403ab-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2780"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2783,"href":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2780\/revisions\/2783"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/wellman\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}