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School budgets

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

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… Read story

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

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… Read story

Washington state Sen. Adrian Cortes speaks to hundreds of teachers, school employees and students on Feb. 17, 2025 at the Washington state Capitol. Following the rally, attendees met with lawmakers to urge them to increase funding for public schools.

Washington Democrats divided on school funding plans

Washington state Sen. Adrian Cortes speaks to hundreds of teachers, school employees and students on Feb. 17, 2025 at the Washington state Capitol. Following the rally, attendees met with lawmakers to urge them to increase funding for public schools.

April 1, 2025, 7:46am Latest News Free

Funding of Washington’s public schools is one of the tougher wrinkles House and Senate budget writers must iron out in the weeks ahead. Read story

Washougal School District Superintendent Aaron Hansen chats with students in 2019.

Washougal School District needs to make up to $1.5M in additional cuts as enrollment continues to drop

Washougal School District Superintendent Aaron Hansen chats with students in 2019.

April 1, 2025, 6:05am Clark County News

One year after reducing its budget by $4 million, the Washougal School District is preparing to make additional cuts for the 2025-26 school year. 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.

Vancouver teachers ‘walk-in’: ‘With public education under attack, we show up and we fight back’

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.

March 19, 2025, 11:46am Clark County News

Nearly 30 teachers, staff, PTA members and students lined up at dawn Wednesday outside Eleanor Roosevelt Elementary School in Vancouver to send a message to elected officials that public education needs their support. Read story

A student walking toward the Vancouver Public Schools administrative services building.

Vancouver Public Schools is the only district in the Clark County to get a financial warning from state for 2023-24 school year

A student walking toward the Vancouver Public Schools administrative services building.

March 14, 2025, 10:34am Clark County News

Vancouver Public Schools is the only Clark County district to receive a financial warning from the state for the 2023-24 school year. Read story

The Washougal School District Administrative Offices.

Washougal School District’s off the state’s financial warning list

The Washougal School District Administrative Offices.

March 12, 2025, 2:19pm Clark County News

The Washougal School District no longer falls in the state’s “financial warning” category, a measure used to determine the financial health of a school district. Read story

Camas High School (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

Camas schools to cut 29% of admin positions as budget shortfall looms

Camas High School (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian files)

February 18, 2025, 4:00pm Clark County News

The Camas School District will lay off nearly a dozen administrators as part of budget cuts. 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

A pedestrian takes shelter from the rain while walking under a canopy of delicate blossoms during the Sakura Festival at Clark College on Thursday afternoon.

Error by state budget writers could cost WA community colleges a bundle

A pedestrian takes shelter from the rain while walking under a canopy of delicate blossoms during the Sakura Festival at Clark College on Thursday afternoon.

September 24, 2024, 7:42am Latest News Free

Leaders of Washington’s community college system are vowing to fight the potential loss of $28.5 million in state funds due to a budget miscue by the governor and state lawmakers. Read story