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# College Spark

grantmaking focused on dismantling racism in the education system

## Sitemaps

- [XML Sitemap](https://collegespark.org/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website.

## Posts

- [Blog](https://collegespark.org/blog/)
- [Nothing About Us, Without Us: Using Your Voice to Get Into Good Trouble](https://collegespark.org/nothing-for-us-without-us-inside-spokanes-student-advocacy-summit/)
- [Education Equity Fund Grants: Community Wisdom In Action](https://collegespark.org/education-equity-fund-grants-community-wisdom-in-action/)
- [Finding Belonging at ASHHO](https://collegespark.org/finding-belonging-at-ashho/)
- [Honoring Community, Centering Students: College Spark Awards Education Equity Grants](https://collegespark.org/honoring-community-centering-students-college-spark-awards-education-equity-grants/)
- [Feeding, Healing, Educating, and Celebrating Community: ASHHO’s Vision for Belonging](https://collegespark.org/feeding-healing-educating-and-celebrating-community-ashhos-vision-for-belonging/)
- [From Striving to Thriving: The Meaning Behind Evolve](https://collegespark.org/from-striving-to-thriving-the-meaning-behind-evolve/)
- [Moving From Burnout to Belonging: The Vison Behind Evolve](https://collegespark.org/moving-from-burnout-to-belonging-the-vison-behind-evolve/)
- [Fostering Belonging, Building Justice: LEADER Affinity Groups at ESD 112](https://collegespark.org/fostering-belonging-building-justice-leader-affinity-groups-at-esd-112/)
- [Supporting Student Leadership: College Spark Awards $180,000 Grant to Alliance for a Just Society](https://collegespark.org/supporting-student-leadership-college-spark-awards-180000-grant-to-alliance-for-a-just-society/)
- [Investing in the Future of School Leadership: College Spark Awards $220,000 Grant to WSU Vancouver](https://collegespark.org/investing-in-the-future-of-school-leadership-college-spark-awards-220000-grant-to-washington-state-university/)
- [Disrupting the School to Prison Pipeline](https://collegespark.org/disrupting-the-school-to-prison-pipeline/)
- [Standing Strong Together: Advancing Equity in Education, No Matter the Headwinds](https://collegespark.org/standing-strong-together-advancing-equity-in-education-no-matter-the-headwinds/)
- [Community College Students at the Center](https://collegespark.org/community-college-students-at-the-center/)
- [A Path to College and Career Success](https://collegespark.org/a-path-to-college-and-career-success/)
- [13th Year Scholarship Becomes Seattle Promise](https://collegespark.org/13th-year-scholarship-becomes-seattle-promise/)
- [22 Years of Act 6](https://collegespark.org/22-years-of-act-6/)
- [Student-Centered Social Emotional Learning](https://collegespark.org/student-centered-social-emotional-learning/)
- [Embracing Change: A Reflection on College Spark's Brand Evolution](https://collegespark.org/embracing-change-a-reflection-on-college-sparks-brand-evolution/)
- [LEADER Selects Ten Regional Leads to Help Advance Community-Driven Efforts to Increase and Sustain a Diverse Education Workforce](https://collegespark.org/leader-leaders-in-education-advancing-diversity-equity-and-racial-justice-selects-ten-regional-leads-to-help-advance-community-driven-efforts-to-increase-and-sustain-a-diverse-education-workforce/)
- [College Spark Awards $75K Grant Igniting Educational Equity in Spokane, Welcomes New Board Member](https://collegespark.org/college-spark-awards-75k-grant-igniting-educational-equity-in-spokane-welcomes-new-board-member/)
- [Improving student outcomes for foster youth requires a deeper look at partnerships](https://collegespark.org/improving-student-outcomes-for-foster-youth-requires-a-deeper-look-at-partnerships/)
- [Karina Tobar Tackles Educator Diversity Through the Guided Pathways IDEAL Fellowship](https://collegespark.org/karina-tobar-tackles-educator-diversity-through-the-guided-pathways-ideal-fellowship/)
- [White Salmon Valley School District and the Rural Alliance Receive $250,000 to Build Educational Justice](https://collegespark.org/white-salmon-valley-school-district-and-the-rural-alliance-receive-250000-to-build-educational-justice/)
- [What I Learned From the Guided Pathways IDEAL Fellowship and Equity on Campus](https://collegespark.org/toby-chen-learns-and-leads-on-campus/)
- [Education Equity Fund awards more than $1 million for projects that focus on anti-racism in education systems](https://collegespark.org/education-equity-fund-awards-more-than-1-million-for-projects-that-focus-on-anti-racism-in-education-systems/)
- [Cultivating community leadership and advocacy based on community-defined solutions](https://collegespark.org/cultivating-community-leadership-and-advocacy-based-on-community-defined-solutions/)
- [LEADER Initiative Launches, Aims to Tackle Educator Diversity Gaps in Washington through Community Engagement](https://collegespark.org/leader-initiative-launches-aims-to-tackle-educator-diversity-gaps-in-washington-through-community-engagement/)
- [Salmon Lifecycle Project is awarded $380,000 to engage students in learning tied to the history of Native communities](https://collegespark.org/salmon-lifecycle-project-is-awarded-380000-to-engage-students-in-learning-tied-to-the-history-of-native-communities/)
- [College Spark Adopts New Mission Focused on Advancing Racial Equity](https://collegespark.org/college-spark-adopts-new-mission-focused-on-advancing-racial-equity/)
- [College Spark awards $600,000 through its Outcomes Acceleration Fund to organizations working to address barriers to equitable education](https://collegespark.org/college-spark-awards-600000-through-its-outcomes-acceleration-fund-to-organizations-working-to-address-barriers-to-equitable-education/) - Te orem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Tempus urna et pharetra pharetra massa massa. Sed libero enim sed faucibus turpis in eu mi. Elementum nisi quis eleifend quam adipiscing vitae. Sit amet porttitor eget dolor morbi non. Lacus laoreet non curabitur gravida
- [Collaboration is Key: Sound Discipline on Student Engagement](https://collegespark.org/collaboration-is-key-sound-discipline-on-student-engagement/)

## Pages

- [Home](https://collegespark.org/) - Imp
- [Board of Trustees](https://collegespark.org/about-us/board-of-trustees/)
- [Contact Us](https://collegespark.org/about-us/contact-us/)
- [About Us](https://collegespark.org/about-us/)
- [Impact Investing](https://collegespark.org/about-us/impact_investing/)
- [What We Learn](https://collegespark.org/what-we-learn/)
- [Grants](https://collegespark.org/grants/)
- [COVID-19 Update: Our Commitment to Grantees](https://collegespark.org/covid-19-update-our-commitment-to-grantees/)
- [Staff](https://collegespark.org/about-us/staff/) - One advantage of a small office: if you shout loud enough, everyone can hear the question. If you’re not in shouting distance, here are your contacts:
- [Press Center](https://collegespark.org/about-us/press-center/) - Welcome to the College Spark Washington Press Center. Below you will find current and archived news releases and logo downloads.

## Staff Bio

- [Sandy Brewster](https://collegespark.org/staff-bio/sandy-brewster/)
- [Jennifer N. Brown](https://collegespark.org/staff-bio/jennifer-n-brown/)
- [Thai Craig](https://collegespark.org/staff-bio/thai-craig/)
- [Warren Brown, Ed.D.](https://collegespark.org/staff-bio/warren-brown/)
- [Heather Gingerich](https://collegespark.org/staff-bio/heather-gingerich/)
- [Rachel Clements](https://collegespark.org/staff-bio/rachel-clements/)

## Press Release

- [LEADER Initiative Launches, Aims to Tackle Educator Diversity Gaps in Washington through Community Engagement](https://collegespark.org/press-release/leader-initiative-launches-aims-to-tackle-educator-diversity-gaps-in-washington-through-community-engagement/)
- [College Spark awards $300K to the Community Center for Education Results and Enlearn for projects that target student success](https://collegespark.org/press-release/college-spark-awards-300k-to-the-community-center-for-education-results-and-enlearn-for-projects-that-target-student-success/)
- [College Spark awards $241,000 in grants to support rural school districts with remote learning during COVID-19](https://collegespark.org/press-release/college-spark-awards-241000-in-grants-to-support-rural-school-districts-with-remote-learning-during-covid-19/) - The funding will provide laptops and internet hotspots for students who don't have access.
- [College Spark announces new Executive Director to continue its mission of helping low-income students become college-ready and earn their degrees](https://collegespark.org/press-release/college-spark-announces-new-executive-director-to-continue-its-mission-of-helping-low-income-students-become-college-ready-and-earn-their-degrees/)
- [College Spark Washington announces $1.5 million in Community Grants to help low-income students become college-ready and earn their degrees](https://collegespark.org/press-release/college-spark-washington-announces-1-5-million-in-community-grants-to-help-low-income-students-become-college-ready-and-earn-their-degrees/)
- [Five Washington colleges join the Guided Pathways Initiative to improve college completion, awarded $2.5 million in grants](https://collegespark.org/press-release/five-washington-colleges-join-guided-pathways-initiative-improve-college-completion-awarded-2-5-million-grants/)
- [College Spark Washington announces nearly $10.4 million in new grants to help low-income students successfully transition to college and earn their degrees](https://collegespark.org/press-release/college-spark-washington-announces-nearly-10-4-million-in-new-grants-to-help-low-income-students-successfully-transition-to-college-and-earn-their-degrees/) - College Spark Washington announced nearly $10.4 million investment in two initiatives to increase college completion. Many first-generation, low-income students enter school without a support network of friends or family members familiar with college life. That leaves them with nowhere to turn when they struggle with the transition to college and navigating through the college system.
- [College Spark Washington announces nearly $1.6 million in new grants to help low-income students become college-ready and successfully transition to college](https://collegespark.org/press-release/college-spark-washington-announces-nearly-1-6-million-in-new-grants-to-help-low-income-students-become-college-ready-and-successfully-transition-to-college/) - College Spark Washington announced nearly $1.6 million in Community Grants today ranging from helping students from the University of Washington’s Dream Project become college-ready and avoid remediation to helping the NorthEast Washington Educational Service District 101 in Spokane develop and implement an Algebra-readiness boot camp for middle school students.
- [College Spark Washington announces $1.3 million in Community Grants to help low-income students become college-ready and successfully transition to college](https://collegespark.org/press-release/college-spark-washington-announces-1-3-million-in-community-grants-to-help-low-income-students-become-college-ready-and-successfully-transition-to-college/) - College Spark announced $1.3 million in Community Grants with projects ranging from efforts to support the Highline Public Schools as it strengthens its current Advanced Placement (AP) program to better support low-income students, to work at two-year colleges around the state who are redesigning their systems of remedial coursework to empower students to enter and
- [College Spark Washington announces $1.4 million in Community Grants to help low-income students become college-ready and successfully transition to college](https://collegespark.org/press-release/college-spark-washington-announces-1-4-million-in-community-grants-to-help-low-income-students-become-college-ready-and-successfully-transition-to-college/) - College Spark announced $1.4 million in Community Grants with projects ranging from helping Rogers High School of Spokane transition to using Advanced Placement English Language Arts as the default placement for all 11th grade students to helping Whatcom Community College fully scale English 101-Plus, a co-requisite course that provides extra support to students who need
- [College Bound Scholarship showing great promise in helping low-income students pursue higher education](https://collegespark.org/press-release/college-bound-scholarship-showing-great-promise-in-helping-low-income-students-pursue-higher-education/) - New research shows great early results for Washington’s College Bound Scholarship program, in which low-income middle school students pledge to do well academically and stay out of trouble in return for college tuition at public institution rates and up to $500 a year for books. In a state that ranks 46th in the nation in

## Grant

- [Education Equity Fund](https://collegespark.org/grants/education-equity-fund/)
- [Evolve Initiative](https://collegespark.org/grants/evolve-initiative/)
- [Leader Initiative](https://collegespark.org/grants/leader-initiative/)
- [Guided Pathways Initiative](https://collegespark.org/grants/guided-pathways/)
- [Small Districts Fund](https://collegespark.org/grants/small-districts-fund/)
- [theWashBoard.org](https://collegespark.org/grants/thewashboard-org/)
- [Outcomes Acceleration Fund](https://collegespark.org/grants/outcomes-acceleration-fund/)
- [College-Ready Math Initiative](https://collegespark.org/grants/college-ready-math-initiative/)
- [Academic Youth Development and Intensified Algebra](https://collegespark.org/grants/college-ready-math-initiative/academic-youth-development-and-intensified-algebra/)
- [8 Tips for Competitive Grant Application](https://collegespark.org/grants/outcomes-acceleration-fund/8-tips-for-competitive-grant-application/)
- [Ready to Rise Initiative](https://collegespark.org/grants/ready-to-rise/)
- [Equity in Higher Level Math](https://collegespark.org/grants/college-ready-math-initiative/equity-in-higher-level-math/)
- [Grants for AYD and Intensified Algebra](https://collegespark.org/grants/college-ready-math-initiative/grants-for-ayd-and-intensified-algebra/)
- [Senior Year Transition Course](https://collegespark.org/grants/college-ready-math-initiative/senior-year-transition-course/)
- [Promising Practices](https://collegespark.org/grants/outcomes-acceleration-fund/promising-practices/)
- [Double Dose](https://collegespark.org/grants/outcomes-acceleration-fund/promising-practices/double-dose/)
- [Zero 0 Practices](https://collegespark.org/grants/outcomes-acceleration-fund/promising-practices/zero-0-practices/)
- [Increased Rigor](https://collegespark.org/grants/outcomes-acceleration-fund/promising-practices/increased-rigor/)
- [Early Test Prep/Remediation](https://collegespark.org/grants/outcomes-acceleration-fund/promising-practices/early-test-prepremediation/)
- [Corequisite Remediation](https://collegespark.org/grants/outcomes-acceleration-fund/promising-practices/corequisite-remediation/)
- [Contextualization](https://collegespark.org/grants/outcomes-acceleration-fund/promising-practices/contextualization/)
- [Dual Enrollment](https://collegespark.org/grants/outcomes-acceleration-fund/promising-practices/dual-enrollment/)
- [Student Success Courses](https://collegespark.org/grants/outcomes-acceleration-fund/promising-practices/student-success-courses/)
- [Acceleration](https://collegespark.org/grants/outcomes-acceleration-fund/promising-practices/acceleration/)
- [Increased Rigor](https://collegespark.org/grants/outcomes-acceleration-fund/promising-practices/increased-rigor-2/)
- [Alignment](https://collegespark.org/grants/outcomes-acceleration-fund/promising-practices/alignment/)
- [College Placement Reforms](https://collegespark.org/grants/outcomes-acceleration-fund/promising-practices/college-placement-reforms/)
- [Alternative Discipline Policies](https://collegespark.org/grants/outcomes-acceleration-fund/promising-practices/alternative-discipline-policies/)
- [Positive Behavior Interventions and Support](https://collegespark.org/grants/outcomes-acceleration-fund/promising-practices/positive-behavior-interventions-and-support/)
- [Improved Family Engagement](https://collegespark.org/grants/outcomes-acceleration-fund/promising-practices/improved-family-engagement/)
- [School-Based Coaching](https://collegespark.org/grants/outcomes-acceleration-fund/promising-practices/school-based-coaching/)
- [Response to Intervention](https://collegespark.org/grants/outcomes-acceleration-fund/promising-practices/response-to-intervention/)
- [Improved Instructional Practice](https://collegespark.org/grants/outcomes-acceleration-fund/promising-practices/improved-instructional-practice/)
- [Flipped Classrooms](https://collegespark.org/grants/outcomes-acceleration-fund/promising-practices/flipped-classrooms/)

## Grantee Result

- [Guided Pathways](https://collegespark.org/grantee-results/guidedpathways/)
- [College Bound Scholarship Program](https://collegespark.org/grantee-results/college-bound-scholarship-program/)
- [Wapato High School](https://collegespark.org/grantee-results/wapato-high-school/)
- [Clark College](https://collegespark.org/grantee-results/clark-college/)
- [Achieving the Dream](https://collegespark.org/grantee-results/achieving-the-dream/)
- [Seattle University Youth Initiative](https://collegespark.org/grantee-results/seattle-university-youth-initiative/)
- [Everett Public Schools](https://collegespark.org/grantee-results/everett-public-schools/)
- [College Readiness Initiative](https://collegespark.org/grantee-results/college-readiness-initiative/)
- [Highline College](https://collegespark.org/grantee-results/highline-college/)
- [Shadle Park High](https://collegespark.org/grantee-results/shadle-park-high/)
- [Shuksan Middle School](https://collegespark.org/grantee-results/shuksan-middle-school/)

## Categories

- [Uncategorized](https://collegespark.org/category/uncategorized/)
- [Outcomes Acceleration Fund](https://collegespark.org/category/outcomes-acceleration-fund/)
- [News and Announcements](https://collegespark.org/category/news-and-announcements/)
- [Grantee Highlights](https://collegespark.org/category/grantee-highlights/)

## Grants Category

- [Prior Mission Grants](https://collegespark.org/grants-category/prior-mission-grants/)

## Results Category

- [WIP](https://collegespark.org/results-category/wip/)
- [Evaluations](https://collegespark.org/results-category/evaluations/)