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No job is too small for Mt. Spokane High School principal, awardee of state principal of the year: ‘When you work for her, you feel valued’

UPDATED: Fri., March 21, 2025

Vacuuming floors isn’t often something advertised in a school principal’s job description. It may not be the first task one associates with leading 1,491 students and 83 teachers at a school.

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Pacific Northwest Qualifier pledges to pay for Madison Elementary volleyball courts if voters pass $200m SPS bond

UPDATED: Wed., March 19, 2025

A national volleyball organization that serves up millions of dollars to Spokane’s economy each year is poised to help rejuvenate Madison Elementary School.

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Spokane Public Schools to move ahead with property consolidation to save $5 million, maybe more if $200 million bond passes

Tue., March 18, 2025

The Spokane Public Schools board on Wednesday unanimously approved the first phase of the school district’s property consolidation plan that’s connected to, but not contingent upon passage of, its proposed $200 million bond for November ballots.

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On five-year anniversary of COVID shutdowns, schools and hospitals reflect on ever-present effects

Fri., March 14, 2025

Five years ago this week, the United States locked down to slow the spread of COVID-19. What was initially thought to be a short few weeks before children returned to school and businesses opened turned out to last for years and continues to reverberate today.

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State Superintendent weighs in on Mead School Board letter to feds: ‘Follow state law, follow state law and then if you’re not sure, follow state law’

UPDATED: Thu., March 13, 2025

With the Mead School Board saying it’s caught in a “legal dilemma,” Washington Superintendent Chris Reykdal cautioned the board to follow his guidance as the Trump Administration’s executive orders continue to contradict Washington civil rights laws.

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Thousands of highly trained WA teachers could have their pay cut

UPDATED: Wed., March 12, 2025

SEATTLE – State lawmakers are considering legislation that would reduce the pay of more than 8,000 highly trained Washington teachers by thousands of dollars annually.

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Student privacy vs. safety: The AI surveillance dilemma in WA schools

UPDATED: Wed., March 12, 2025

One student asked a search engine, “Why does my boyfriend hit me?” Another threatened suicide in an email to an unrequited love. A gay teen opened up in an online diary about struggles with homophobic parents, writing they just wanted to be themselves.

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Mead School District implores feds to help solve ‘legal dilemma’ of state laws on gender policies that conflict with Trump’s executive orders

UPDATED: Tue., March 11, 2025

The Mead School Board is urging the federal government to step in as the Trump administration continues doling out directives on gender-identity issues that clash with Washington’s progressive state laws.

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Mead High School principal to resign, athletic director to take over

UPDATED: Tue., March 11, 2025

The Mead High School principal will resign her post at the end of this school year, she announced Tuesday.

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Yasuhara Middle School NASA launch watch party ends with popsicles, no Anne McClain launch

UPDATED: Thu., March 13, 2025

Thirty or so kids at Yasuhara Middle School sat on the school’s massive stairs long after the final bell rang Wednesday.

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North Central senior surprised with coveted UW Presidential Scholarship

UPDATED: Tue., March 4, 2025

Something intangible woke North Central senior Atasha Velarde on the first of March.

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Court places Mead School District in contempt over withholding documents in hazing lawsuit

UPDATED: Mon., March 3, 2025

The Mead School District is in contempt of court over the release of documents in a case alleging the district did not address sexual abuse and hazing in its football program, a judge has ruled.

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Feds to investigate Tumwater district that let trans athlete play basketball game

UPDATED: Mon., March 3, 2025

Washington’s Tumwater School District faces a federal investigation from the Trump administration over allowing a transgender athlete from an opposing team to compete in a girls’ high school basketball game last month.

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Trump has teased disbanding the Department of Education. Here’s how its funding touches Washington schools

UPDATED: Mon., March 3, 2025

Almost as soon as its modern inception in 1979, politicians have advocated for closing the Department of Education.

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West Bonner pins hopes on $4.7 million two-year levy ask in May

UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 28, 2025

West Bonner trustees decided in a split vote at a special meeting Thursday to run a $4.7 million, two-year levy in May.

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Fate of proposed free school meals expansion is in doubt in Washington Legislature

UPDATED: Wed., Feb. 26, 2025

Plans to offer free breakfast and lunch to all public school students in Washington appear shaky ahead of a Friday deadline in the state Legislature.

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Schools have until Friday to cut race-conscious programming, per the federal government. The state says to disregard directive

Wed., Feb. 26, 2025

Schools have less than a week to halt any aspect of student life that considers race or risk cuts to federal funding, according to a letter sent from the U.S. Department of Education.

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Plan to provide free lunch for all Washington students is falling out of favor amid budget shortfall

Tue., Feb. 25, 2025

A plan backed by Gov. Bob Ferguson to provide free meals to all school children appears to be fading as many lawmakers say they favor boosting other education needs instead.

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West Valley High School honor roll

Mon., Feb. 24, 2025

West Valley High School has announced its first-semester honor roll for the 2024-25 school year. Eligible students are listed first by grade and GPA, then alphabetically by last name.

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‘A rising tide lifts all boats’: How schools, parks rallied support from outside organizations to chip in to future $440M tax ask

Sun., Feb. 23, 2025

While Spokane Public Schools and Spokane Parks and Recreation are proposing two lofty tax proposals generating a combined $440 million from Spokane property owners with the promise of more than 200 projects in each corner of the city, there are outsiders willing to chip in, too.

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