{"id":645,"date":"2019-06-19T00:47:25","date_gmt":"2019-06-19T00:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/?page_id=645"},"modified":"2022-12-05T22:44:51","modified_gmt":"2022-12-05T22:44:51","slug":"2019-1-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/2019-1-home\/","title":{"rendered":"Q2 2019 &#8211; Benton-Franklin Trends Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"wppb-builder-container\" class=\"wppb-builder-container\">                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1552590936760 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1552590936761  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1552590936762'  data-addon-id='1552590936762'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-headline-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-headline-content\"><h2 class=\"wppb-addon-title\">Trending News<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>            <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent wppb-inner-row-parent wppb-row-1552590936764 \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container\">\n                    <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1552592486151  \" >\n                                    <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1552592486152   '   ><div class='wppb-inner_addon'><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-content\"><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spokanetrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/OurWorldInData.png\" alt=\"Our World In Data\"><\/div><h3 class=\"wppb-feature-box-title\">Our World In Data<\/h3><h6 class=\"wppb-feature-box-subtitle\">Helping to understand the world\u2019s largest problems<\/h6><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-intro\">Although the Benton-Franklin Trends Project is local in scale, the data we track are part of a larger global context. Local issues we are concerned about, such as health, population, food security, and education are also international issues. As such, there are also organizations and publications...<\/div><a target=_blank href=\"http:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/our-world-in-data\/\"  class=\"wppb-btn-addons \"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1552592486172  \" >\n                                    <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1552592486163   '   ><div class='wppb-inner_addon'><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-content\"><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Census-2020-1.jpeg\" alt=\"2020 Decennial Census\"><\/div><h3 class=\"wppb-feature-box-title\">2020 Decennial Census<\/h3><h4 class=\"wppb-feature-box-subtitle\">Your Local Complete Census Count Committee<\/h4><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-intro\">The decennial census, required by the U.S. Constitution, ultimately creates indispensable data at the national, state, county, municipal and sub-municipal levels. According to census.gov, the census attempts to count every person in the U.S. where they \u201clive and sleep.\u201d More than just a simple population count, the<\/div><a target=_blank href=\"http:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/2020-census\/\"  class=\"wppb-btn-addons \"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1552590936769  \" >\n                                    <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1552592486177   '   ><div class='wppb-inner_addon'><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-content\"><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/spokanetrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/hungerreliefnetworklogo.jpg\" alt=\"Local Data Helps Inform\"><\/div><h3 class=\"wppb-feature-box-title\">Local Data Helps Inform<\/h3><h4 class=\"wppb-feature-box-subtitle\">Fighting hunger, feeding hope in the Inland NW<\/h4><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-intro\">It wasn\u2019t too long ago estimating hunger relied mainly on Federal Poverty Level statistics. But the national estimates were inadequate when used to estimate hunger in smaller, more localized areas. This created a disparity of what statistically might qualify as food insecure in the national data to what is...<\/div><a target=_blank href=\"http:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/local-data-it-can-even-tell-us-how-hungry-we-are\/\"  class=\"wppb-btn-addons \"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent  wppb-row-1552592486747 \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container \">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1552592486748  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1552592486749'  data-addon-id='1552592486749'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-headline-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-headline-content\"><h2 class=\"wppb-addon-title\">Trends In Action<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>            <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent wppb-inner-row-parent wppb-row-1552592486750 \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container\">\n                    <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1552592486751  \" >\n                                    <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1552592486752   '   ><div class='wppb-inner_addon'><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-content\"><h3 class=\"wppb-feature-box-title\">Early Education Enrollment Below Benchmarks<\/h3><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-intro\">We have known for quite some time about the advantages of early education for child development. A wide range of research, both inside and outside traditional educational realms, is continuing...<\/div><a target=_blank href=\"http:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/early-education-enrollment\/\"  class=\"wppb-btn-addons \"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1553561413786   '   ><div class='wppb-inner_addon'><div class=\"wppb-raw-html-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-raw-html-content\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/cloud.highcharts.com\/embed\/iQ0wYsgRl\/\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1552592486753  \" >\n                                    <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1552592486754   '   ><div class='wppb-inner_addon'><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-content\"><h3 class=\"wppb-feature-box-title\">Passenger Trips at TriCities Airport Setting Records<\/h3><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-intro\">Airport passenger activity is one reflection of the local population's long-distance travel needs. Airports are an essential part of a community's physical infrastructure. They facilitate the ability of its local businesses to...<\/div><a target=_blank href=\"http:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/airport-passenger-trips\/\"  class=\"wppb-btn-addons \"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1553561429732   '   ><div class='wppb-inner_addon'><div class=\"wppb-raw-html-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-raw-html-content\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/cloud.highcharts.com\/embed\/65c4D70Hr\/\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1552592486755  \" >\n                                    <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1552592486756   '   ><div class='wppb-inner_addon'><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-content\"><h3 class=\"wppb-feature-box-title\">English Language Learner Students Increasing<\/h3><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-intro\">In the 2017-2018 school year one in five students was enrolled as an English Language Learners (ELL) in public schools within Benton and Franklin Counties. This is double the state rate. A look at...<\/div><a target=_blank href=\"http:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/total-ell-students-growing\/\"  class=\"wppb-btn-addons \"><span>Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div  class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1553561850408   '   ><div class='wppb-inner_addon'><div class=\"wppb-raw-html-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-raw-html-content\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/cloud.highcharts.com\/embed\/1iKYa53-o\/\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t                <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent \"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container  wppb-row-1552935639906  wppb-container-row-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                        <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1552935639907  \"  >\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                                            <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1552935639908'  data-addon-id='1552935639908'><div class='wppb-addon'><div class=\"wppb-headline-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-headline-content\"><h2 class=\"wppb-addon-title\">5-Questions With:<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>            <div  class=\"wppb-row-parent wppb-inner-row-parent wppb-row-1552935639910 \">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wppb-container\">\n                    <div class=\"wppb-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1552935639913  \" >\n                                    <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1552935639914   '   ><div class='wppb-inner_addon'><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-content\"><div class=\"wppb-feature-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sandra-Haynes-e1554767501913.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Sandra Haynes\"><\/div><h2 class=\"wppb-feature-box-title wppb-wow wppb-animated fadeIn\" data-wow-duration=\"0ms\" data-wow-delay=\"0ms\">Dr. Sandra Haynes<\/h2><h3 class=\"wppb-feature-box-subtitle wppb-wow wppb-animated fadeIn\" data-wow-duration=\"0ms\" data-wow-delay=\"0ms\">Chancellor, WSU Tri-Cities<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <div  class=\"wppb-column-parent wppb-column-parent-view wppb-col-1552935639915  \" >\n                                    <div class=\"wppb-column\">\n                                        <div class=\"wppb-builder-addons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div  class='wppb-builder-addon wppb-addon-1552937843999   '   ><div class='wppb-inner_addon'><div class=\"wppb-text-block-addon\"><div class=\"wppb-text-block-content 0\"><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><em>Q1) Under your leadership, WSU Tri-Cities has initiated a strategic plan process. Can you tell us when you will unveil the results, and in particular, what are your expected outcomes from the plan?<\/em><\/strong><\/p><p>A1) Our campus began a planning process in September of 2018.\u00a0 The process has an extensive baseline phase over this year through August of 2019.\u00a0 By the end of the 2018\/2019 academic year, we will have completed 4 town halls, 12 department meetings, 4 brown bag luncheons, 5 community presentations, an online survey and market research.<\/p><p>From these engagements, our steering committee will identify a framework that we will use to make our action plans in each department during the 2019\/2020 academic year.<\/p><p>I desire to have four or five foci for our campus improvement that everyone can articulate and use to measure success over the next five years.\u00a0<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/5-questions-with\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More...<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n\t\t\t                                            <\/div>\n                                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trending News Our World In DataHelping to understand the world\u2019s largest problemsAlthough the Benton-Franklin Trends Project is local in scale, the data we track are part of a larger global&#8230; <a class=\"read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/2019-1-home\/\">Read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-645","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/645"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=645"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/645\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1412,"href":"https:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/645\/revisions\/1412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bentonfranklintrends.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=645"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}