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Battle Ground schools need paraeducators

January 11, 2024, 5:56am Clark County News

Battle Ground Public Schools is hosting an informational hiring fair for prospective classroom assistants from 2 to 6 p.m. Jan. 25 at the district’s Center for Agriculture, Science and Environmental Education Building A, 11104 N.E. 149th St., Brush Prairie. Read story

Chris Reykdal, Washington's Superintendent of Public Instruction, talks to reporters, Wednesday, May 24, 2017, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S.

State schools superintendent touts student success, broaches need for sustained funding

Chris Reykdal, Washington's Superintendent of Public Instruction, talks to reporters, Wednesday, May 24, 2017, in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Ted S.

January 10, 2024, 3:56pm Clark County News

Education in Washington is well on its way to post-pandemic recovery, but challenges continue to cloud its future, according to Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal. Read story

Clark County Public Health accepts nominations for 2024 Green Awards

January 10, 2024, 5:56am Business

Clark County Public Health is accepting nominations for its 2024 Green Awards. Read story

The City of Vancouver approved an interlocal agreement with Vancouver Public Schools on Monday night that would reimburse the district for a three-year pilot program providing after-school tutoring for students experiencing learning loss. The funding comes from American Rescue Plan Act funds that were dedicated to the Fourth Plain area in 2021.

Vancouver funds tutoring program aimed at addressing learning loss in at-risk communities

The City of Vancouver approved an interlocal agreement with Vancouver Public Schools on Monday night that would reimburse the district for a three-year pilot program providing after-school tutoring for students experiencing learning loss. The funding comes from American Rescue Plan Act funds that were dedicated to the Fourth Plain area in 2021.

January 9, 2024, 5:36pm Clark County News

The city of Vancouver will pay Vancouver Public Schools up to $500,000 to support a three-year after-school tutoring program at elementary schools in the Fourth Plain corridor. Read story

A demonstrator holds a sign reading "climate justice" at  protest calling for money for climate action in 2022.

Youth aim to change climate efforts; Vancouver developing program for high school students

A demonstrator holds a sign reading "climate justice" at  protest calling for money for climate action in 2022.

January 9, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News

Isaac Segal, 17, thinks about the future a lot, particularly about the quality of the water he will drink or air he’ll breathe. Read story

A vehicle forthe Ridgefield School District.

Ridgefield schools to try construction bond on April ballot as district enrollment continues to increase

A vehicle forthe Ridgefield School District.

January 6, 2024, 6:02am Clark County News

The Ridgefield School District is preparing to ask voters for as much as $199 million to address severe overcrowding. Voters have turned down bond measures five times in the past five years. Read story

Vancouver Public Schools&rsquo; bus system has struggled to get students to school on time.

Vancouver Public Schools alters routes after buses arrived at some schools an hour late

Vancouver Public Schools&rsquo; bus system has struggled to get students to school on time.

January 5, 2024, 6:05am Clark County News

Vancouver Public Schools made comprehensive changes to school bus routes across the district over the winter break, citing a need to “improve (the district’s) consistency with arrival times to school.” Read story

Parents, like the ones pictured at Sherwood Forest Elementary on Jan. 27, 2023, attended multiple open houses to discuss the potential closure of several elementary buildings in the Bellevue Public Schools in response to shrinking enrollment rates. Bellevue is now considering consolidating a middle school, and other districts including Seattle and Olympia are considering similar moves for next school year, in response to enrollment projections.

Enrollment woes leave Washington school closures on the table

Parents, like the ones pictured at Sherwood Forest Elementary on Jan. 27, 2023, attended multiple open houses to discuss the potential closure of several elementary buildings in the Bellevue Public Schools in response to shrinking enrollment rates. Bellevue is now considering consolidating a middle school, and other districts including Seattle and Olympia are considering similar moves for next school year, in response to enrollment projections.

January 5, 2024, 6:00am Editor's Choice

Despite a slight increase in public school enrollment statewide, school closures and consolidations within the next few years are still being discussed in several Western Washington school districts. Read story