Schools

A voter drops off his ballot at a Clark County ballot drop box in the Vancouver Mall parking lot Nov. 3, 2020.

Today is Election Day in Clark County; have you voted?

November 7, 2023, 6:05am Clark County News

Election Day is here. Today is the last day to get your ballots in and have your vote counted. To be included in election results, ballots returned by regular mail must be postmarked by Nov. 7. Read story

Anastasha Kathireson listens to Dean of Students Rosalia Burson lead their team in an exercise on day one of a two-day Jumpstart orientation program for incoming 9th graders at Mount Tahoma High School in Tacoma, Wash., Aug. 25, 2021. About 120 students participated in the program, which is meant to help ease the transition to high school.

Five seismic changes to education in Washington over the past decade

November 6, 2023, 6:02am Latest News

There’s no bigger responsibility for Washington’s leaders than providing for the education of its youngest residents, and to do so in a way that elevates all people, regardless of their background. Read story

$University of Washington???s Computer Ethics class, taught by Prof. Dan Grossman is not a requirement but it has more students than ever, Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023, in Seattle. Grossman said he initially incorporated Artificial Intelligence as a topic in place of facial recognition and now ???A.I. is hot.???$

AI might disrupt math and computer science classes — in a good way

November 5, 2023, 6:02am Business

For as long as Jake Price has been a teacher, Wolfram Alpha — a website that solves algebraic problems online — has threatened to make algebra homework obsolete. Read story

Gause Elementary School Principal Tami Culp helps a student with her robot prototype during a robotics lesson in December. Culp has assumed leadership duties for the Washougal Learning Academy after the Washougal School District eliminated the online school's principal position due to lower-than-expected enrollment.

Enrollment decline hits Washougal School District in the pocketbook

November 4, 2023, 6:08am Clark County News

The Washougal School District has cut several positions in response to lower-than-expected enrollment figures at the start of the 2023-24 school year. Assistant Superintendent Aaron Hansen told Washougal School Board members on Oct. 24 that initial counts show the district is about 20 students short of the 2,663 students it… Read story

Teachers and their supporters hold signs, chant and rally the crowd on the first day of a teachers strike in Portland on Wednesday. The Portland Association of Teachers said its first-ever strike in the district stemmed from concerns over large class sizes, salaries that haven't kept up with inflation and a lack of resources.

Evergreen, Camas educators advised Portland teachers union before walkout

November 4, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News

Last month, leaders from the Portland Association of Teachers invited key organizers from the Evergreen Education Association and Camas Education Association to lend advice on how they led strikes earlier this fall. Read story

Brush Prairie student awarded scholarship to pursue career in construction

November 4, 2023, 5:55am Community

BRUSH PRAIRIE – The Building Industry Association of Washington and the Washington Home Builders Foundation recently awarded Ava Stewart, a graduate of Excel High School attending Washington State University, a $5,000 scholarship to pursue a degree in mechanical engineering. Read story