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Washougal School Board member Chuck Carpenter speaks during a board meeting on April 30, 2024.

Chuck Carpenter steps down from Washougal School Board

Washougal School Board member Chuck Carpenter speaks during a board meeting on April 30, 2024.

April 28, 2025, 1:04pm Clark County News

Chuck Carpenter has announced his resignation from the Washougal School Board, effective June 30. Read story

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal

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

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal

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 diversity, equity and inclusion programs. 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

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

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

Fort Vancouver High School junior Ricky Bui talks with peer mediators during a mock mediation session Monday at Fort. Andrew Hillen, the Community Mediation Services youth program director, said peer mediators go through training to learn the process of mediation and what to do in certain scenarios.

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

Fort Vancouver High School junior Ricky Bui talks with peer mediators during a mock mediation session Monday at Fort. Andrew Hillen, the Community Mediation Services youth program director, said peer mediators go through training to learn the process of mediation and what to do in certain scenarios.

April 24, 2025, 6:10am Clark County News

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

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

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