Latest from The Spokesman-Review

• School move lawsuit tossed

  February 1, 2012 in City on Page A5 A lawsuit that South Hill neighbors hoped would prevent the move of Jefferson Elementary School has been thrown out. The case was dismissed by Spokane County Superior Court Judge Gregory … 2

• Parents in favor of moving Jefferson stage march

  October 6, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Since the Spokane School Board decided to relocate Jefferson Elementary as part of a school bond-funded remodeling project, opponents of that decision have campaigned tirelessly to stop the move. Recently, … 4

• School’s neighbors sue over move plan

  September 13, 2011 in City on Page A6 As promised, a group of South Hill neighbors filed a lawsuit in an attempt to prevent Spokane Public Schools from using bond money to rebuild Jefferson Elementary School on the … 9

• Jefferson Elementary project open for comments

  August 25, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S2 A notice of determination of nonsignificance, which has to be filed under the State Environmental Policy Act for new construction, was posted recently on the site where a new Jefferson …

• Council OKs larger school parking lots

  May 10, 2011 in City on Page A7 City leaders have paved the path to build larger elementary and junior high school parking lots. The Spokane City Council voted 4-3 Monday to allow school districts to build lots … 4

• Spokane schools board presents design for Jefferson Elementary

  February 24, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Spokane Public Schools hosted another open house at Jefferson Elementary School last Thursday. Neighbors, parents, teachers and school district staff gathered in the gym to see the renderings of the … 1

• Education Notebook: Libby Center wins MathCounts

  February 17, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S6 Libby Center finished in first place Saturday in the MathCounts middle school competition at Northwood Middle School. The competition included teams from Davenport, St. George’s, Northwood, Lakeside and Sacajawea. St. …

• Board votes unanimously to move Jefferson Elementary

  September 23, 2010 in City on Page A1 After a year of analysis, traffic and home sale surveys and hundreds of public comments, the Spokane Public Schools board unanimously voted Wednesday to rebuild Jefferson Elementary School on the … 7

• School board opts to move Jefferson west

  September 22, 2010 in City After a year of analysis, traffic and home sale surveys and hundreds of public comments, the Spokane school board has unanimously voted Wednesday to rebuild Jefferson Elementary School on the …

• Updates: Pardon would let Ague work with troubled youth

  September 19, 2010 in City on Page B2 Starcia Ague is one signature away from being unshackled from her past. Let’s just hope Gov. Chris Gregoire steps up and makes it happen. 1

• Jefferson Elementary School options pit sides

  September 16, 2010 in City on Page A5 The battle over the future of Spokane’s Jefferson Elementary School remained heated Wednesday. More than 200 people attended a public forum before the Spokane school board, many making their case … 10

• School board gets an earful during Jefferson forum

  September 15, 2010 in City The battle over the future of Spokane’s Jefferson Elementary School remained heated Wednesday. More than 200 people attended a public forum before the Spokane School Board, many making their case …

• District narrows Jefferson Elementary relocation to 2 sites

  September 14, 2010 in City on Page A6 The options for relocation of Spokane’s Jefferson Elementary School have been narrowed to two – one east and one west, according to a recently released report prepared by Spokane Public …

• Controversy evident at Jefferson school redevelopment meeting

  August 26, 2010 in News, Voices on Page S1 What began as three different proposals for the remodeling or rebuilding of Jefferson Elementary School earlier this year quickly evolved into a major neighborhood controversy when some neighborhood residents turned … 2

• Single man finds peace by becoming father to boy with severe disabilities

  May 31, 2010 in Features on Page C1 When Micheal Chappell first met Daniel, the child looked more like an infant instead of a 16-month-old toddler. He was tiny and fragile, lying helplessly in a baby carrier. He … 2

• Neighbors act like school kids

    May 21, 2010 in City on Page A5 It is a measure of how passionately silly the debate over Jefferson Elementary has grown that the school’s principal called in security for Thursday’s annual spring fundraiser, the Tech Trek. … 4

• Jefferson plans weighed

    April 29, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S1 There was no escaping neighborhood opposition when Spokane Public Schools held an open house about the remodeling and possible relocation of Jefferson Elementary in the school’s gymnasium Tuesday evening. Poised …

• Neighbors debate Jefferson Elementary site

    March 18, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S1 More than 100 people signed in at the Comstock Neighborhood Council meeting last Wednesday – and they all had quite a lot to say about one specific agenda point: the …

• District grades options for Jefferson Elementary

    March 4, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Jefferson Elementary School has been sitting the corner of South Grand Boulevard and West 37th Avenue for about 100 years, and it’s getting a little tired. The school has been …