BELLINGHAM - Excellent Schools Now members will talk about their new program, A+ Washington, during a Friday, June 15, luncheon at Northwood Hall, 3240 Northwest Ave.

They will talk about the need to strengthen the state's educational system to support increasing workforce demands.

Organized by the Technology Alliance Group for Northwest Washington, the luncheon is 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Registration deadline is June 13.

The program starts at noon. The cost is $15 for members or $25 for non-members.

Excellent Schools is a coalition of education, business and community-based organizations in the state working on education reform.

For more information and to register, see tagnw.org. More on Excellent Schools is at apluswashington.org.

Reach KIE RELYEA at kie.relyea@bellinghamherald.com or call 715-2234. Visit her School Days blog at blogs.bellinghamherald.com/schools or get updates on Twitter at twitter.com/BhamSchools.