Both candidates for Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction were well-meaning people with good qualifications. However, the winner, Chris Reykdal, brings a resume that is exceptionally well-aligned with the challenges and opportunities that abound in the highly worrisome content area of career learning. Many assume –...

If you want to bring back shop class, Randy Dorn is your guy. As the elected Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction, he helped launch the Core Plus learning initiative based on industry-validated career skills. For this, Dorn should be remembered fondly by thousands of students,...

A Seattle school teacher sent out the call last month for a forklift and he found one thanks to Washington Liftruck. Five companies responded to the request by teacher Chris Names. Washington Liftruck vice president Jeff Darling was able to make the necessary arrangements by the end...

A teacher helping to revive vocational education in Seattle is attempting to secure a forklift. Chris Names wants to use the forklift to help round out the instruction he provides to students through the Aerospace Science and Technology Skill Center program of the Seattle Public Schools....