Education

Students at Eastern Washington University have joined protests across the country against the Israel-Hamas war.

May 3—It's been a rocky budget season for the Yakima School District this year. The district is making $20 million in cuts to balance its budget in light of declining enrollment and the loss of pandemic-era federal education funding. The cuts have affected 138 district employees, though many have been offered other positions in the district. Critics of the cuts have taken issue with spending ...

To mark Expo ’74’s anniversary, The Spokesman-Review, in partnership with Spokane Public Schools and Expo 50, held a writing and art contest for high school students.

Arrests, encampments and some violence marred recent pro-Palestine protests across the country, but a Wednesday afternoon demonstration at Gonzaga University was short, peaceful and without a police officer in sight.

The principal at Wilson Elementary School resigned 1½ months after the district placed on leave a music teacher accused of writing and sending a racist newsletter to school families.

For much of her childhood in White Salmon, Washington, Tristin Roy marked the first of May by clutching a long ribbon and twirling it around a maypole with the rest of her ballet class until an intricate weave blanketed the length of the pole.

Two local school districts have received the 2024 Purple Star Award, a recognition honoring their support and commitment to military families.

Higher education in Eastern Washington will look a little different next year.

Millions of dollars are coming to rural schools and communities in Washington near national forestland.

For the second time this year, Freeman voters failed to support the school district’s $5 million capital levy.

Local fourth-graders swarmed Riverfront Park on Monday, learning the history of the area on the heels of the 50th anniversary of Expo ‘74.

Gonzaga University President Thayne McCulloh will retire in July 2025, he announced Monday.

Rev. Stephy Nobles-Beans ended her 28-year career at Whitworth University the way she wanted – praising Jesus with her friends, colleagues and students.

Washington State University President Kirk Schulz announced Friday that he will retire at the end of next year, bringing his nearly decade-long stint as the university's top leader to an end.