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• East Valley reassesses after latest loss at ballot box

  February 21, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page V1 East Valley’s school board is juggling ideas for the district’s financial future, but members do not expect a bond redux anytime soon. They have until March 8 to file for …

• Education Notebook: LC drama will present ‘In the Heights’

  February 21, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page S6 Lewis and Clark High School Tiger Drama is staging “In the Heights” beginning next Thursday in LC’s auditorium. Shows continue March 1-2 and March 7-9. All performances are at 7 …

• CV updating social studies classes and books

  February 16, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Central Valley School District is reassessing its high school social studies programs because the last time it adopted new curriculum, the Oval Office was occupied by George W. Bush in …

• $2.5 million needed for Spokane Valley Tech

  February 14, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page V5 Central Valley’s School Board will ask the Washington Legislature for $2.5 million to complete the Spokane Valley Tech. The board approved a resolution Monday night to lobby officials for an …

• Glenewinkel: Bond lacked parent support

  February 14, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page V1 East Valley School District faces the aftermath of repeated failure as voters rejected a $65 million bond Tuesday that would have renovated schools and built an athletic facility and performing … 2

• Education Notebook: High schoolers win scholarships

  February 14, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page S6 Eight students from Spokane Public Schools have received full-tuition, full-need scholarships to Northwest colleges and universities through the Act Six Leadership and Scholarship Initiative. More than 700 students applied and …

• Riverside Elementary’s $10,000 long shot

  February 14, 2013 in City on Page A1 Teacher Mindy Shaw entered a national contest on a whim to win $10,000 for Riverside Elementary School. She wrote a 300-word essay about the school’s aged computer lab, took a … 4

• Getting the write answers

  February 9, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Pen pals are the window to another country for Spokane Valley fourth-graders who are learning what life is like for children their age in the West African country of Ghana. …

• APPLE, Montessori orientation set

  February 7, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page S4 Parents interested in enrolling their children in Spokane Public Schools’ Montessori or APPLE (Alternative Parent Participation Learning Experience) programs will have an opportunity to attend an orientation meeting beginning Tuesday. …

• Group sends mailer opposing EV school bond

  February 7, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page V5 Citizens for Responsible Taxation mailed fliers this week targeting the $65 million East Valley School District bond on the ballot in Tuesday’s special election. The bond would pay to renovate …

• Program hopes to reach student library users

  February 2, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page V2 A new program aims to keep libraries relevant to middle and high school students even if they don’t step foot inside. Spokane County Library District is handing out library cards …

• Data helps teachers learn about kindergartners’ abilities

  January 31, 2013 in City on Page A1 Washington kindergartners are physically coordinated enough for their first year of school, but their ability to count to 20 and clearly express themselves are lagging, according to a new assessment … 2

• Former lawmaker, teacher Edward Luders dies

  January 27, 2013 in City on Page B2 Former state Rep. Edward T. Luders, who served in Democratic leadership in the Washington Legislature during the 1970s, died Friday at age 84. Luders also taught economics and government at …

• Voters will decide school measures

  January 24, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The Spokane County Elections Office is mailing ballots today for the Feb. 12 special election. Depending on where you live, you might see a school bond or levy, or levies …

• Education Notebook: St. George’s staging Shakespeare

  January 24, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page S7 The St. George’s School’s eighth-graders will perform William Shakespeare’s comedy “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” today at 7 p.m. and Friday at 1 p.m. in the school’s Founders Theater. The production …

• Tiered tuition backed in Washington; GET would go

  January 20, 2013 in City on Page B1 College students in Washington could be charged higher tuition for degrees that typically result in higher-paying jobs, starting next fall. That’s the recommendation of two legislative committees that analyzed the … 14

• School report on ancestors uncovers details around decades-old murders

  January 19, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page V1 When 14-year-old Joselynn Tensley scrolled through rolls of microfilm for a school project, she uncovered the juicy details her great-great-grandmother hid from future generations: a sensational murder trial and a … 2

• Education Notebook: Community invited to night of math

  January 17, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page S6 Spokane Public Schools officials are hosting math community nights to introduce new materials being considered for third- through eighth-grade students to community members. The materials are part of an update …

• CV students get taste of geography

  January 17, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page V5 From the grand fjords of Norway to the largest rainforest in the world, students of Central Valley High School’s world geography class all had a piece of the planet to …

• For NAACP’s new leader, education is empowering

  January 13, 2013 in Features on Page D1 College didn’t work out his first time around. So years ago, James Wilburn, inaugurated last weekend as the president of Spokane’s branch of the NAACP, got down to educating himself. … 1

• More states exploring move to arm teachers

  January 13, 2013 in City, Idaho on Page B1 A movement to arm teachers is gaining traction across the country in the aftermath of the Connecticut school shooting that killed 20 children and six adults. Free firearms safety training … 75

• Greenacres school taps technology

  January 12, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Students are picking up the pace at Greenacres Elementary School by steadily improving their reading and math scores over the past five years. The Spokane Valley school has been named …

• Education Notebook: Prep’s Lombardo wins Ignatian Service Award

  January 10, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page S6 Abigail Lombardo, a senior at Gonzaga Prep, was recognized for her community spirit when she was awarded the Ignatian Service Award, along with a letter in Community Service. Lombardo has …

• School reports many students miss first day back after vacation

  January 10, 2013 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Anyone who works in an office or has a child in day care or school can tell you that something nasty is going around. Spokane Valley’s Progress Elementary saw a …

• Giffords, Kelly launch gun control lobbying effort

  January 8, 2013 in Nation/World TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and her husband launched a political action committee aimed at curbing gun violence on Tuesday, the second anniversary of the Tucson … 16

• School security takes center stage

  January 7, 2013 in City, Idaho on Page A1 With classes back in session, districts throughout the region are thinking about how to make schools safer. At a gathering last week in an East Valley elementary school, parents had … 11

• Universities not happy with Gregoire’s tuition plan

  December 31, 2012 in City on Page A6 SEATTLE – Gov. Chris Gregoire’s goal of not raising college tuition over the next two years is not sitting well with the leaders of Washington’s universities, who say the proposal … 2

• Teachers of blind honored as pioneers

  December 30, 2012 in City, Health, Region on Page B7 VANCOUVER, Wash. – When Robin Lowell’s husband’s job required the family to move to Snoqualmie, 170 miles from Vancouver, Washington State School for the Blind retained Lowell and sought a …

• College students buttress work with Lakeland clients

  December 27, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S5 About 40 college students volunteer at Lakeland Village in Medical Lake through a program called College In-Resident Volunteers. The program allows students to volunteer in exchange for housing on Lakeland’s …

• Free workshops on college financial aid will be offered

  December 27, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S4 Spokane Public Schools high school seniors can start planning for how to pay for college at upcoming financial aid workshops. The first of the free seminars will be next Thursday …

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