Members of a nonpartisan state agency made up of local school board officials from across Washington are warning that conservative groups opposed to teaching about race and gender in schools are wielding increased influence within the organization’s ranks.
An elementary school in north central Washington will receive $1,000 in new gym equipment after winning a fitness tracking competition from the NFL and the American Heart Association.
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.
With a gap in the budget of just under $3 million thanks to last year's failed levy and the end of federal COVID-19 relief funds, the Woodland School Board is working to determine what cuts will need to be made for the 2024-25 school year.
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.
In the race to lead Washington’s public school system, Reid Saaris, a teacher and founder of an education nonprofit, has raised twice as much as the incumbent, Chris Reykdal.
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.