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Basin nonprofit CEO appointed to WA Board of Education
OLYMPIA — Sue Kane, CEO of the NCW Tech Alliance, has been appointed to the Washington State Board of Education, P…
Othello School District scrambles with more of staff in quarantine
In the Othello School District, the number of staffers unavailable to be at work rose last week.
Warden schools levy proposal passes easily with 63% in favor
Warden School District voters have approved a two-year educational programs and operations levy.
MLSD considers adding student rep to school board
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School Board is considering adding a student representative to its number.
Schools keep going despite COVID-19
With Gov. Jay Inslee imposing a wave of new restrictions on social and commercial activity statewide in response to the rapid rise in new COVID-19 cases, there is one place the governor did not include in this late…
Larson Heights students to spend week remote learning
Moses Lake School District announced late Friday that students at Larson Heights Elementary will spend Thanksgiving week remote learning at home.
Othello schools return to online instruction
Most Othello School District students will go back to all-online instruction, starting Monday and continuing at least through Dec. 4.
Quincy School Board works for equity among students
Quincy School Board gets honored fifth year in a row.
Lakeview Elementary precautionarily locked down Thursday morning
MOSES LAKE — Lakeview Terrace Elementary School was in a precautionary lock down for 20 minutes Thursday morning after a school employee reported hearing gunfire in the neighborhood, according to Moses Lake Police …
Interim principal named for Warden High School
WARDEN — Ausencio “Cinco” Delgado has been named the interim principal at Warden High School. Warden School Board members voted to appoint Delgado as the interim principal during the regular board meeting Nov. 12. …
Othello School Board pushes back reopening start dates
OTHELLO — The Othello School Board wrestled with some tough decisions regarding school reopening during a special online meeting on Monday, Nov. 16. Preschoole…
More details emerge on Sage Point closure
It took five people coming down with COVID-19 to send all 470 students at Sage Point Elementary School home for two weeks.
MLSD closes Sage Point Elementary to in-class instruction
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District announced late Monday that all students at Sage Point Elementary would start remote learning as of Tuesday, citing the increase in COVID-19 cases and “an increase in abse…
MLSD sends all middle schoolers home for remote learning, citing staffing issues
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District is sending all of its middle school students home and will have them do school remotely for the next two weeks, saying the spread of COVID-19 among faculty and staff has …
MLSD mulls temporary return to online-only education for middle schoolers
MOSES LAKE — The Moses Lake School District is considering sending kids at its two largest middle schools — Frontier and Chief Moses — home for remote instruct…
Some familiar routines, some new requirements as Othello students went back to campus
OTHELLO — Kids were greeted with a red carpet, music and a dancing star, representing the school’s mascot, when they returned to Scootney Springs Elementary la…