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Rainier Scholars is ParentMap Honey\'s February Giving Together Partner! More Safeco Awards Grant to Rainier ScholarsSafeco Insurance Foundation Donates $300,000 Grant to Rainier Scholars. More Bill Gates Sr. meets with our scholarsBill Gates Sr. met with Rainier Scholars to share his wisdom and advice. More Newest members of the Rainier Scholars team Read about the newest members of the Rainier Scholars team! More |
The playing field isn’t going to level itself. Students of color account for two-thirds of all students in Seattle’s public schools. Yet by high school they make up just 10 percent of the students in the district’s advanced learning programs. Similarly, students of color are not proportionally represented in local independent schools. Whatever the cause of that disparity, the outcome is clear: Fewer of Seattle’s students of color get the education and mentoring they need to gain admission to college and become leaders as adults. The disproportionately low numbers of students of color on college campuses, as well as the lack of men and women of color in positions of leadership nationwide, point back to a lack of equitable opportunities at a foundational level. Education and opportunity for all committed and capable students is essential for a strong, just society. That’s why we created Rainier Scholars. |
