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College Bound program helps students focus on education
June 10, 2013 in City on Page A1 Study after study shows that a college degree is the best chance for low-income students to improve their lives. But those students may feel powerless to make college a reality. … 5
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Shawn Vestal: Lunchrooms reflect classroom realities
June 8, 2013 in City on Page B1 One of the most important, and least considered, factors influencing what happens in classrooms is what happens in lunchrooms. That’s because lunchrooms are where a school’s relationship to the socioeconomic … 22
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Restoration of funding means opportunities for schools
May 26, 2013 in City on Page A1 These are righteous times for Washington school districts. The first spoils from a lawsuit requiring the state to fund basic education will help launch all-day kindergarten across Spokane, hire more … 37
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Spokane expands full-day kindergarten to all schools
May 16, 2013 in City on Page A1 Spokane Public Schools’ board decided Wednesday to offer full-day kindergarten in all 34 of its elementary schools starting this fall. While there are many other budget items left to discuss, … 30
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Candidates must file for office by Friday
May 13, 2013 in City on Page A8 Candidates for local offices around Washington will officially enter their races this week as filing week begins this morning. On the ballot this year are council seats in cities and …
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Idaho education boss seeks higher standards
May 10, 2013 in City on Page A5 Idaho’s education chief made the case Thursday for moving forward with higher academic standards for public schools, saying the state must better prepare students for college, trade schools and the … 14
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CdA schools chief gets West Side post
May 9, 2013 in City, Idaho on Page A6 Coeur d’Alene School District Superintendent Hazel Bauman will leave at the end of June to take the job of interim superintendent of a school district in Western Washington. Bauman announced … 4
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Teachers union leads in state lobbying costs
May 6, 2013 in City on Page A10 SEATTLE – The Washington Education Association spends more on lobbying the Legislature than any other group and more than twice as much as the next-highest lobbying organization, a health care … 11
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Jefferson students looking forward to new school
April 29, 2013 in City on Page A1 Fifth-graders at Jefferson Elementary School can’t wait to roam the halls of their new school next year, where they will become the first graduating class of the school in its … 4
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Spokane Public Schools pursues charter schools
April 28, 2013 in City on Page A1 Visions of the kinds of charter schools that could open in Spokane are emerging: a dual-language elementary or middle school; a high school that incorporates two years of college; an … 85
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Common Core topic of schools workshop
April 27, 2013 in City on Page B1 Idaho schools will switch this fall to Common Core State Standards designed to raise student achievement, and the Coeur d’Alene School Board will take a closer look Monday at what … 52
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Washington teacher accused of identity theft
April 25, 2013 in Region COULEE DAM, Wash. — A teacher in the Coulee Dam School District is accused of forgery and identity theft. 6
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Vestal: Anti-school message hits the road with Alton money
April 24, 2013 in City on Page A5 If you thought that Duane Alton’s anti-schools campaign had slowed down since it took a drubbing at the ballot box last fall, think again. It just shifted the battle ground … 50
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4,000 more students pass graduation tests
April 21, 2013 in City on Page B2 Editor’s note: – In a story that ran Thursday about high school graduation in Washington state, the Associated Press reported incorrect numbers concerning test results, in part because of misleading …
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Book Notes: ‘Jazz & Poetry’ hits Bing stage
April 21, 2013 in Features on Page D7 Lost Horse Press, a publishing house based in Sandpoint, will host “An Evening of Jazz & Poetry” next month in Spokane. The event, at 7:30 p.m. May 1 at the …
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Higher percentage of seniors headed toward graduation
April 18, 2013 in City on Page A6 SEATTLE – About 4,000 Washington high school seniors got some good news this week. They’ve joined the ranks of students who have passed all their required state graduation tests or …
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Math test may keep many seniors from graduating
April 15, 2013 in City on Page A6 SEATTLE – Thousands of high school students in Washington’s class of 2013 don’t know yet if they will get a diploma later this spring because they have not yet met … 3
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For half a century, Ham on Regal has brought home the bacon
April 13, 2013 in City on Page A1 It’s 7 p.m. and the Ferris High School gymnasium is looking fairly un-gymnasium-like. A chorus line dances in the hall. A vinyl surface covers the middle of the gym floor …
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College grads can learn and earn their way out of student loans
March 31, 2013 in City on Page A1 Scott Anderson knew he wanted to go into veterinary medicine, a profession shared by his father and his uncle. Affording the degree, however, posed a challenge. “It’s incredibly expensive,” said … 22
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We’re failing in our commitment to education
March 30, 2013 in City on Page B1 For a bunch of supposedly smart adults, we’re acting pretty dumb about education. It’s not the way we like to think of ourselves, here in the Evergreen State. After all, … 63
