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The late Luversa Sullivan is one of my education heroes.  Luversa was one of those rare people you meet in your life and you think “saint”.  She left this earth […]

Last weekend TAF Academy sent 8 teams to compete at Washington State University’s “Imagine Tomorrow” problem-solving competition. The competition challenges 9th-12th graders to seek new ways to [...]

Trish Millines Dziko was recently appointed to Washington State’s new Charter School Commission, as one of nine members who will vet charter applications and hold new schools accountable for [...]

TAF Academy teacher Carlito Umali admits that STEM was only minimally present in his education. He said that could be why he, like many teachers of color, went into the humanities […]

TAF defines STEM as more than a loose assortment of academic subjects. They are interrelated disciplines that give students what we call STEM literacy—a way of “learning how to learn” […]

TAF Position on Charter Schools Bill I’m sure you have heard about the current bills in this legislative session concerning charter schools.  And you’re probably wondering what [...]

TAF Academy Seniors Start Senior Projects This month our 21 TAF Academy seniors received the handbook for their senior projects.  They’ll spend the rest of the school year completing them, [...]

We’re a month into the school year and we’re already off to a great start! I want to refresh your memory on a pivotal paragraph in our original vision for […]

Danny Glover on Leadership and Math TAF Academy students and staff got the opportunity to spend time with one of America’s leading actors, and as it turns out, education [...]

Unintended Consequences At the beginning of this year I testified in Olympia on a two bills and gave a report on a STEM education committee I was a part of. […]