Education & Talent

23 People of Influence in 2023

Journal recognizes Inland Northwest professionals making a profound impact

February 2, 2023

Staff Report

Over-the-road trucking school goes over the cloud to train industry

Months after launching software, Drive509 spinoffs have 40K-plus users

February 2, 2023

Erica Bullock

Jason Boudreau, owner of Spokane Valley-based Drive509 commercial truck driving school, has launched two software companies that are garnering attention within the trucker training world.

Visions 2023: Societal shift to challenge higher education sector

Accessibility must be focus of universities, colleges in the INW

December 29, 2022

Dr. Shari McMahan

Earlier this fall, I was invited to moderate a panel at the Journal of Business's Workforce Summit exploring long-term solutions to current workforce issues. My final question to the group, which included Gonzaga President Dr. Thayne McCulloh

Equitable access to education is an essential goal

Opportunity shouldn't be relegated to privileged students in Washington

December 15, 2022

Ron Jacobson

Growing up, I had the opportunity to play baseball in my town's recreation league system-then, for my age group, it was called the Pee Wee league-I had no idea who our team sponsors were, but I loved the free red hat and T-shirt we were given as

Planning for more planners: Whitworth to launch financial planning master's program

New offering emerges as industry struggles to find sufficient number of new advisers

December 1, 2022

Karina Elias

Wealth managers are recruiting new financial advisers here and across the country to maintain service levels and replenish an aging workforce, industry representatives and educators say.

SCC launches one-year transfer degree program

Fast-track program will be fully online

November 17, 2022

Karina Elias

Spokane Community College is launching a one-year transfer degree which will allow students to complete a conventional two-year associate of arts degree in half of the time.

Construction proposed at children's center here

Two projects will support early education programs

November 17, 2022

Erica Bullock

Two separate construction projects involving Spokane-area learning centers are in the permitting stages. The total value of the projects, one of which is in the Hillyard neighborhood and the other on the South Hill, are valued at a total of $2.8 million.

Homebuilders job-training initiative gets big funding boost

Frame Your Future is trade group's newest advocacy endeavor

November 17, 2022

Samantha Peone

The Spokane Home Builders Association recently received a big boost for its Frame Your Future initiative, when Spokane County commissioners awarded Frame Your Future $1 million in federal American Rescue Plan funds to enhance its job-training programs.

Standardized test scores decline, but so does colleges' emphasis

Test-free schools get more applicants, provide foundational academic support

November 17, 2022

Erica Bullock

Although average standardized test scores for the high school class of 2022 declined nationwide, some university representatives here say those test results mean little for admissions teams, as many Washington state schools are dropping requirements for

Gonzaga to build additional student housing

92-unit dorm structure said to be followed up by 'Phase 2' project

November 17, 2022

Karina Elias

Gonzaga University has submitted pre-development plans to build a 92-bed student dormitory at the southeast corner of Cincinnati Street and Sharp Avenue, on the northeast edge of the school's campus.