Farmworkers' kids join a mariachi band and play their way into college, crowdfunding laws charge ahead

In mariachi music, students find path to college | Washington Post

The news was one of the success stories from the Wenatchee High School, where officials created a mariachi program to connect children of farmworkers in the heart of Washington state's apple country with their heritage. School officials say the class ...

States Charge Ahead With Their Own Crowdfunding Laws | Catherine Clifford

Washington could become the modern-day version of Waiting for Godot. As federal crowdfunding legislation languishes on Capitol Hill, a handful of states have decided to press forward with their own equity crowdfunding legislation ;...