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16-year-old special education student is not receiving court-ordered services from Hockinson School District

Sandra Sermone (Photo contributed by Sandra Sermone)

December 11, 2024, 6:08am Clark County Health

A 16-year-old nonverbal, disabled student with a rare disease is no longer receiving court-ordered educational services from the Hockinson School District. Read story

Third-grader Logan Kitchens, left, works with teacher Brooke Mason on Monday morning while using the MagicSchool AI program at the Washington School for the Deaf.

Learning gets magical with AI at the Washington School for the Deaf

Third-grader Logan Kitchens, left, works with teacher Brooke Mason on Monday morning while using the MagicSchool AI program at the Washington School for the Deaf.

December 9, 2024, 6:09am Clark County News

Kindergarten and first-grade students took turns Monday guessing what pie flavor an artificial intelligence school program was thinking about by asking its chatbot about the pie’s characteristics. Read story

Marc Kramer of Washington State University Vancouver looks over soil samples from around the world in his campus science lab on Monday. The U.S. Forest Service and WSU Vancouver created a partnership to study wood and soil in the lab.

Forestry research expands at WSU Vancouver; new efforts could make a dent in illegal logging

Marc Kramer of Washington State University Vancouver looks over soil samples from around the world in his campus science lab on Monday. The U.S. Forest Service and WSU Vancouver created a partnership to study wood and soil in the lab.

December 6, 2024, 6:10am Business

A new five-year partnership between Washington State University Vancouver and the U.S. Forest Service will give graduate and undergraduate students the opportunity to study wood and soil alongside professors and government scientists. Read story

Braille proofreader Adrienne Libby checks over a novel Wednesday at the Ogden Resource Center.

Incarcerated women work with Washington School for the Blind in Vancouver to transcribe Braille

Braille proofreader Adrienne Libby checks over a novel Wednesday at the Ogden Resource Center.

December 4, 2024, 6:10am Clark County News

For almost 30 years, incarcerated women in Washington have been part of a program that transcribes documents, pamphlets, business cards, textbooks, novels, music, signs and menus — even the Oregon Voter Guide — into Braille. Read story

Clark College student Felix Cuevas, 19, sells clothes from his line at Mercury League in Vancouver Mall.

Clark College freshman, inspired by TikTok and wanting to promote diversity, created his own clothing line

Clark College student Felix Cuevas, 19, sells clothes from his line at Mercury League in Vancouver Mall.

December 3, 2024, 6:09am Business

A 19-year-old Clark College freshman’s idea to create a clothing line with a message of equality and diversity stemmed from a TikTok video. Read story

Educational Opportunities for Children and Families CEO Rekah Strong poses for a photo with students Maycee Hawn, left, and Jameson Owens during a field day at Educational Opportunities for Children and Families on MacArthur Boulevard in July 2023.

Clark County could lose preschool slots because of state budget cuts

Educational Opportunities for Children and Families CEO Rekah Strong poses for a photo with students Maycee Hawn, left, and Jameson Owens during a field day at Educational Opportunities for Children and Families on MacArthur Boulevard in July 2023.

December 2, 2024, 10:44am Clark County News

More than 10 percent of Washington’s children are at risk of losing out on preschool services with state-proposed budget cuts — and Clark County early-education providers are concerned. Read story

Simon Jones, 14, of iUrban Teen, center, gets hands-on experience during a tour of the Clark College electrical and power distribution systems lab April 1. Vancouver nonprofit iUrban Teen supports local youth of color through STEM education and the arts. It was recently awarded $847,208 as part of the Oregon Workforce Ready Grant initiative.

Vancouver nonprofit iUrban Teen awarded more than $800K to boost manufacturing career pathways for youth

Simon Jones, 14, of iUrban Teen, center, gets hands-on experience during a tour of the Clark College electrical and power distribution systems lab April 1. Vancouver nonprofit iUrban Teen supports local youth of color through STEM education and the arts. It was recently awarded $847,208 as part of the Oregon Workforce Ready Grant initiative.

November 30, 2024, 6:12am Clark County News

iUrban Teen received more than $800,000 in funding to introduce more youth across Southwest Washington and Oregon to careers in the manufacturing field. Read story

Former Vancouver Public Schools Superintendent Steve Webb.

Former Vancouver schools chief Steve Webb steps in at embattled St. Helens district in Oregon

Former Vancouver Public Schools Superintendent Steve Webb.

November 26, 2024, 3:34pm Clark County News

Former Vancouver Public Schools’ Superintendent Steve Webb has been hired as interim superintendent in Oregon’s St. Helens School District, where teachers have been arrested on sex abuse allegations. Read story