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Vancouver police investigating threat found in Fort Vancouver High School bathroom

Fort Vancouver High School.

October 27, 2023, 1:59pm Clark County News Free

The Vancouver Police Department is investigating a threat of gun violence at Fort Vancouver High School today following the discovery of “concerning writing” on a bathroom wall Thursday afternoon. Read story

Battle Ground schools win grant for mental health work

October 26, 2023, 5:25am Clark County News Free

B.G. schools win grant for mental health work Read story

Evergreen Public Schools superintendent John Boyd is at the center of controversy about the district's communication with parents in the wake of a shooting connected to Evergreen High School last week.

Parents criticize district response as new details in shooting outside Evergreen High School emerge

Evergreen Public Schools superintendent John Boyd is at the center of controversy about the district's communication with parents in the wake of a shooting connected to Evergreen High School last week.

October 24, 2023, 5:11pm Clark County News

A spokesperson for Evergreen Public Schools confirmed Tuesday afternoon that the teenaged suspect arrested with a firearm on school grounds Thursday was a student at Evergreen High School and that he had been in the school building before the shooting Thursday. Read story

Board members from Evergreen and Vancouver Public Schools will be on the Nov. 7 ballot.

School board seats up for grabs in Vancouver and Evergreen districts on Nov. 7 ballotvideo icon

Board members from Evergreen and Vancouver Public Schools will be on the Nov. 7 ballot.

October 24, 2023, 6:04am Clark County News

Ballots were mailed Friday to voters in Clark County for the Nov. 7 election. Several key school board positions in the county’s biggest school districts are up for grabs. Read story

Washington students take a series of tests each spring to evaluate their proficiency in several subjects at elementary, middle and high school levels.

Still reeling from the pandemic, Evergreen and Vancouver students struggle with math, science, English in tests

Washington students take a series of tests each spring to evaluate their proficiency in several subjects at elementary, middle and high school levels.

October 21, 2023, 6:14am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Just over two years ago, public schools in Clark County were bracing for impact. Read story

ESD 112 awarded $1 million grant to help school mental health

October 19, 2023, 5:55am Clark County Health

The U.S. Department of Justice awarded Educational Service District 112 a $1 million grant to bolster mental health and case coordination programs in Clark County’s nine public school districts. Read story

Ridgefield school board picks interim member

October 12, 2023, 5:58am Clark County News Free

The Ridgefield School District Board of Directors selected Jake Bredstrand to fill the vacant District 5 director position. The position was previously held by Zenia Breghurst, who resigned last month. Read story

Hilda Lail, Vancouver Public Schools' bilingual family and community engagement partnership coordinator, was named the 2023 Washington State Classified School Employee of the Year.

Classified School Employee of the Year: VPS honoree attributes success to background as immigrant from Mexico

Hilda Lail, Vancouver Public Schools' bilingual family and community engagement partnership coordinator, was named the 2023 Washington State Classified School Employee of the Year.

October 11, 2023, 7:38pm Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

Hilda Lail will admit it: She cries a lot. Read story

Graduates, in blue at left, and faculty, in black at right, walk into the RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater on Thursday, June 15, 2023, during the Clark College Commencement Ceremony.

Clark College enrollment up 10.4%, still about 1,000 fewer students than pre-pandemic

Graduates, in blue at left, and faculty, in black at right, walk into the RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater on Thursday, June 15, 2023, during the Clark College Commencement Ceremony.

October 11, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News

Fall enrollment at Clark College is up 10.4 percent among full-time enrolled students compared to this time last year, rebuilding from a pandemic collapse in enrollment, according to data shared by the school Tuesday afternoon. Read story

Tibetan Buddhist monk Nawang Shakga completes the weeklong sand mandala ceremony by singing, and sweeping the colorful sand into the center of the ceremonial table at Clark College on Friday afternoon.

Tibetan Buddhist monks complete intricate sand mandala then seep it away during Clark College ceremony

Tibetan Buddhist monk Nawang Shakga completes the weeklong sand mandala ceremony by singing, and sweeping the colorful sand into the center of the ceremonial table at Clark College on Friday afternoon.

October 6, 2023, 7:50pm Clark County News

Like any great artwork, the Tibetan Buddhist sand mandala is crafted with patience, precision and care. What makes the mandala unique, however, is how quickly it’s destroyed after being completed. Read story