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Top WA education official backs judge in blocking Trump anti-DEI order

April 25, 2025, 7:35am Latest News

Washington’s school Superintendent Chris Reykdal said he was not surprised to see a federal judge blocking the Trump administration’s directives that threaten to cut federal funding for public schools with… Read story

Peer reviewed: Clark County students get mediation training to help resolve conflicts peacefully

April 24, 2025, 6:10am Clark County News Updated 2 days ago

A Clark County nonprofit offers mediation training for Clark County students to help resolve nonviolent conflicts with their peers. Read story

Incumbent Washington House Rep. Monica Jurado Stonier, D-Vancouver, answers a question Tuesday during a Clark County League of Women Voters forum at the Vancouver Community Library.

Parental rights overhaul gains final approval in WA Legislature

Incumbent Washington House Rep. Monica Jurado Stonier, D-Vancouver, answers a question Tuesday during a Clark County League of Women Voters forum at the Vancouver Community Library.

April 25, 2025, 7:32am Latest News Updated 1 day ago

Lawmakers in the Washington state House advanced a bill addressing student and parental rights on Thursday, clearing the way for it to reach the governor’s desk. Read story

The future of the Rainier School in Buckley is uncertain.

Republicans walk out after WA House committee votes to close center for people with disabilities

The future of the Rainier School in Buckley is uncertain.

April 24, 2025, 7:38am Latest News FreeUpdated 2 days ago

Republican lawmakers walked out of a committee meeting in the Washington Legislature on Wednesday to protest approval of a bill that would close a residential center for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Read story

Hayes Freedom High School junior Alex Weeks, right, approaches an OnPoint Community Credit Union table during a career fair held inside Hayes Freedom on Thursday.

Clark County teens looking for work frustrated by lack of opportunities

Hayes Freedom High School junior Alex Weeks, right, approaches an OnPoint Community Credit Union table during a career fair held inside Hayes Freedom on Thursday.

April 23, 2025, 6:10am Business Updated 1 day ago

Camas High School junior Talulah Rodrigue was already feeling a bit frustrated when she arrived at Hayes Freedom High School’s first-ever career fair Thursday. Read story

Audience members stand to show their support for testimony defending the La Center School District Board of Directors Tuesday, April 22, 2025, during a La Center School District board meeting at La Center High School. Public comment at the meeting focused on the controversy surrounding the district’s policy on gender identity and preferred pronoun usage, which the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction found discriminated against students and staff. The district has appealed the ruling.

Pronoun policy supporters, opponents flock to La Center school board meeting

Audience members stand to show their support for testimony defending the La Center School District Board of Directors Tuesday, April 22, 2025, during a La Center School District board meeting at La Center High School. Public comment at the meeting focused on the controversy surrounding the district’s policy on gender identity and preferred pronoun usage, which the state Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction found discriminated against students and staff. The district has appealed the ruling.

April 22, 2025, 10:21pm Clark County News Updated 1 day ago

More than 100 people attended the La Center school board meeting Tuesday, an unusually large crowd for the small school district that has recently made national headlines for its policy on pronouns. Read story

Washington State University's Pullman campus

The government is terminating WSU students’ records that allow them to reside in U.S. legally, school says

Washington State University's Pullman campus

April 21, 2025, 7:43am Latest News

Federal officials have taken action to force some international students at Washington State University to leave the United States. Read story

Camas School District Superintendent John Anzalone talks aboard the Book MoBus at Helen Baller Elementary School in 2022.

Camas district cuts 38 teacher positions with more to come, as soon as next week

Camas School District Superintendent John Anzalone talks aboard the Book MoBus at Helen Baller Elementary School in 2022.

April 18, 2025, 9:59am Clark County News

Newer teachers in the Camas School District received bad news this week as the district continues to slash costs ahead of an expected $13 million to $16 million budget deficit for the 2025-2026 school year. Read story

The Clark College Treble Ensemble performs below blossoming Shirofugen cherry trees during the annual Sakura Festival at Clark College on Thursday.

Clark College’s Sakura Festival celebrates legacy of Royce Pollard and Bob Knight

The Clark College Treble Ensemble performs below blossoming Shirofugen cherry trees during the annual Sakura Festival at Clark College on Thursday.

April 18, 2025, 8:24am Clark County News

In Japanese culture, cherry blossoms represent fresh starts and new beginnings. But, as they fall, they also represent the fragility and impermanence of life. Read story

Anne Wiley, left, a multilingual specialist at Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School in Vancouver, greets teachers and school employees as they walk into the school after a rally outside Wednesday morning. The event was held to bring attention to the recent changes at the U.S. Department of Education, which are putting a number of funding sources and programs at risk.

Washington takes ‘historic’ step toward full funding for special education

Anne Wiley, left, a multilingual specialist at Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School in Vancouver, greets teachers and school employees as they walk into the school after a rally outside Wednesday morning. The event was held to bring attention to the recent changes at the U.S. Department of Education, which are putting a number of funding sources and programs at risk.

April 17, 2025, 7:40am Latest News Free

Washington lawmakers are on the cusp of eliminating a special education funding cap, which critics said was straining school finances, hurting students, and putting the state at risk of a major lawsuit. Read story