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The readiness rift
MARYSVILLE PILCHUCK
Danger signals seen in texts
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More than half of Snohomish County high school graduates who enroll at community colleges are not prepared for college-level coursework and must take remedial classes. In response, school officials have rolled out measures and a new mindset, all aimed at closing the gap.
Domestic violence experts say Jaylen Fryberg’s texts to his girlfriend contain potential warning signs of an abusive relationship. By Diana Hefley and Eric Stevick Herald Writers
MARYSVILLE — They may have been warning signs. Text messages Jaylen Fryberg sent his girlfriend in the days after a breakup and before his killing spree at Marysville Pilchuck High School last year expressed jealousy, threatened suicide and attempted to inflict guilt. Those are some of the behaviors domestic violence experts describe when discussing abusive relationships. For the past year, as the Tulalip and Marysville communities recover from the crime, counselors have spent time teaching teens and adults how to recognize the warning signs of toxic relationships. Detectives investigating the shootings say they can’t pinpoint Jaylen’s motive. Likewise, domestic violence experts are reluctant to make specific conclusions based on the text messages. See TEXTS, Page A9
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Lexy Bishop (center), 18, a recent graduate from Arlington High School, takes Math 91, an introductory algebra class at Everett Community College. She says she never felt like she fully grasped math in high school.
By Kari Bray Herald Writer
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VERETT — On high school graduation day, standing in a line of classmates clad in caps and gowns, students have plenty of reasons to think they’re ready for what comes next. They made it through four years of projects and portfolios, exams and extracurriculars, credits and community service. It’s time to move on to the next challenge. Six of every 10 graduates in Snohomish County go to college, most of them to two-year community or technical colleges, based on annual state data
Pre-college course work Percentage of students in the class of 2013 who enrolled in pre-college courses, by school district. For student privacy, some districts report a range of percentages — or no data at all. Arlington . . . . . . . . . 45%-49% Darrington . . . . . . . .Undisclosed Edmonds . . . . . . . . . . . 57% Everett . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56% Granite Falls. . . . . . . 45%-49% Lake Stevens . . . . . . 50%-54% Lakewood . . . . . . . . 35%-39% Marysville . . . . . . . . . . 50%
Monroe . . . . . . . . . . . 45%-49% Mukilteo. . . . . . . . . . . . 58% Northshore. . . . . . . . . . 46% Snohomish . . . . . . . . . . 47% Stanwood. . . . . . . . . 45%-49% Sultan . . . . . . . . . . . .Undisclosed Statewide . . . . . . . . . . 54%
Source: State Education Research and Data Center
from 2005 to 2013. The majority get a wake-up call on campus. They aren’t ready.
More than half of the students who graduate from high school in Snohomish County and enroll
at a community college are not prepared for college-level coursework. They’re sidelined into remedial classes to catch up, paying tuition and buying books for pre-college courses that don’t count toward their degree. School officials are looking to close the gap between what is expected of high school graduates versus college freshmen. New classes, placement options and college prep programs are being rolled out. It likely will take several more years before the results of those efforts can be tracked in state data. The work goes beyond courses See REMEDIAL, Page A8
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