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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…
Loss of federal waiver will have local impact
MOSES LAKE - State education officials announced last week that the federal government rescinded the state's waiver from the No Child Left Behind Act. What tha…
Dorn: state must move into the 21st Century
OLYMPIA - State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn thinks Washington needs to move into the 21st Century as it decides how to fund education.
State 'Student Achievement Council' forms
OLYMPIA - Washington education officials want every adult in the state to have a high school diploma or the equivalent by 2023. That's one of two goals establi…
Lottery may help fund schools
OLYMPIA - Washington has a duty to fully fund children's education, according to the state Supreme Court. But the court didn't say where those funds would come…
Lawmakers OK financial aid for undocument immigrants' children
OLYMPIA - The Washington House of Representatives passed the REAL Hope Act recently, sending it on its way to Gov. Jay Inslee's desk.
Wilson Creek levy passes
WILSON CREEK -- Wilson Creek School District patrons easily approved a two-year M&O levy, casting 86 yes votes and 40 no votes for 60 percent approving. The le…
Othello levy ahead slightly
OTHELLO -- The Othello School District M&O levy is passing by a small margin, 488 yes votes and 451 no votes, 52 percent approving. School M&O levies require a…
Voters OK Warden levy
WARDEN -- Warden voters easily approved a two-year M&O levy request, 248 yes votes and 165 no votes, 60 percent approving. The levy will generate $1.3 million …
Ritzville levy approved
RITZVILLE -- Ritzville School District patrons approved a two-year levy Tuesday, which will generate $983,000 per year. They cast 474 yes votes and 223 no vote…
Lind M&O levy and bond passing
LIND - District patrons in the Lind School District approved a maintenance and operations levy and a bond for repairs and upgrades in a special election last n…
Nethercutt visit promotes citizenship contest
MOSES LAKE - One of the fourth graders at Lakeview Terrace Elementary asked former U.S. Representative George Nethercutt if it was true what he heard, that the…
Some law enforcement support expanded pre-school
EPHRATA - Joined by students at a local Head Start Center, three of Grant County's law enforcement leaders discussed a new report showing a state-federal early…
Student mock election starts Monday
OLYMPIA - As the 2013 general election nears, students in grades K-12 will have a chance to vote in the Washington State Mock Election starting Monday.
Charter schools rules still being written in 2013
OLYMPIA - No Columbia Basin school districts met the deadline for applications to host charter schools approved by Washington voters in 2012.
Final meeting on school crowding to be held Thursday
MOSES LAKE - Moses Lake School District patrons are being invited to the last of four meetings to discuss overcrowding at the high school and middle schools on…