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Concussions can be life-altering for student athletes

The lives of Sarah Parsons and Zach Brady once revolved around rebounds, tackles and college applications … until multiple concussions derailed their athletic dreams and nearly kept them out of college.

Washougal, Woodland OK school budgets

Both districts see slight rise in enrollment, revenue, expenditures

Several Clark County school boards approved their districts' annual budgets last week.

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New WSUV chancellor gets warm reception

Mel Netzhammer succeeds Hal Dengerink

The new chancellor of Washington State University Vancouver seemed surprised by the thunderous applause he received Thursday night.

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UPDATE: Standardized test scores edge up locally, statewide

Washington schools superintendent gives credit to teachers, new standards

Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn says test scores have improved.

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Bigfoot big draw for small town

Washougal artist carves Sasquatch family for North Bonneville

NORTH BONNEVILLE — Leaving Clark County on Highway 14, a traveler enters a foreboding land.

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Former record-setting Vancouver teacher dies

Betty Jean Levy taught kindergartners for years

Betty Jean Levy, who touched the lives of thousands of Vancouver students, died Wednesday. She had just turned 87.

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WSU students still wait for money

Computer glitch delays financial aid to thousands across state

Thousands of Washington State University students, including many attending the Vancouver campus, still have not received their financial aid disbursements for the current semester because of a computer glitch.

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Getting a jump on the school year

Jump Start program helps get low-income kindergartners ready to learn

Most of Roosevelt Elementary School in Vancouver was still this week, as were most Clark County schools two weeks before the start of the new school year. A few teachers sorted through boxes, setting up their classrooms for the coming onslaught of kids.

B.G. school budget to be rolled out Thursday

Proposed spending plan basically the same as last year's

The Battle Ground school district will hold a public hearing on its proposed budget for the coming school year at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at the old Lewisville Middle School, in building C.

WSUV welcomes students for fall

The Washington State University Vancouver campus was abuzz for the first day of the fall semester Monday.

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