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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…
Different experiences
MOSES LAKE — Small. That’s how Oslo native Elén Lovas and Munich native Lena Hartmann, both exchange students at Moses Lake High School, describe their temp…
Cellarbration!
MOSES LAKE — It was an especially celebratory evening Saturday at Big Bend Community College, as Cellarbration! For Education returned in person after two year…
Quincy students may start school later on Mondays this fall
QUINCY — Quincy schools may start a little later on Mondays in the 2022-23 school year. Quincy School District administrators have requested that school start …
SLSD selects superintendent finalist for negotiations
SOAP LAKE - The Soap Lake School Board has offered the superintendent position to Kim Casey. The position was left open unexpectedly earlier this year after th…
Ephrata SD buys land for future campus
EPHRATA - The Ephrata School District has purchased just more than 40 acres of land for about $423,000 near the Port of Ephrata for future school construction …
Basin community steps out to help Ukrainians
SOAP LAKE - It all started with a teacher who saw a need. Marni Wilks, a Soap Lake Elementary School teacher had a new kindergarten student a few weeks ago …
Federal internet access aid available
SEATTLE — A new program announced Tuesday by Sen. Patty Murray could help as many as 1.4 million low-income Washington resident afford internet connections and the equipment needed to get online...
Ephrata SD seeks new Parkway principal
EPHRATA - The Ephrata School District announced today that Parkway Intermediate School Principal Dawn Turley will be leaving the district at the end of the sch…
Grants help everyone at Wilson Creek schools be educators
WILSON CREEK — There aren’t a lot of school districts in Washington state where $15,000 will go very far, but Wilson Creek happens to be one of them. “We go…
Community steps out to support Soap Lake students
EPHRATA - The Soap Lake Parents for Kids organization held their sixth annual Boots and Bling Auction on Saturday at the American Legion Post 28 in Ephrata. …
Soap Lake considers superintendent finalists
SOAP LAKE - The Soap Lake School Board is considering two candidates for the open position of Soap Lake School District Superintendent. Over the course of t…
WSU academic student employees vote to form union
PULLMAN — Graduate and undergraduate teaching and research assistants at Washington State University are seeking to form a union. In a petition filed with the Public Employment Relations Commission, graduate teac…
Enrollment deadline approaching for WA college savings program
OLYMPIA — The annual enrollment period for people who want to start a 529 education savings plan will end May 31. The Guaranteed Education Tuition plan allows families to buy tuition units that can be used in the …
Wahluke EP&O levy narrowly passing
MATTAWA — Wahluke School District voters are narrowly approving a four-year educational programs and operations levy proposal in unofficial results from the sp…
EHS gets two new basketball coaches
EPHRATA — Ephrata School District announced on April 26 the hiring of two new head coaches.