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• Redinger chosen as new schools superintendent

  April 15, 2012 in City on Page A1 A Virginia school administrator with deep ties to Eastern Washington will be the next superintendent for Spokane Public Schools. The school board decided on Shelley Redinger Saturday morning, school officials … 16

• School Notes: Mead dance team to compete on national stage

  March 22, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S10 The Mead High School Dance Team will put its best foot forward March 30-31 when the group heads to Anaheim, Calif., for the USA National Dance Competition. The Mead dancers …

• Spokane School District board narrows superintendent search

  March 20, 2012 in City on Page A5 Spokane Public Schools’ board has narrowed down the superintendent search to six semifinalists. The names are being kept confidential. However, school officials said the six people are all from outside … 5

• Stowell’s tenure held challenges

  December 16, 2011 in City on Page A1 During her final six months as Spokane Public Schools superintendent, Nancy Stowell plans to write a retirement wish list on a big piece of paper that will hang on the … 12

• Spokane Schools chief leaving in June

  December 15, 2011 in City on Page A5 Spokane Public Schools Superintendent Nancy Stowell announced her resignation at the school board meeting Wednesday night. Her last day will be June 30. Stowell has worked in the district for … 10

• District investigating Ferris political debate

  December 15, 2011 in City on Page A5 An October debate for school board and mayoral candidates at Ferris High School was promoted as student-led and -run, from start to finish. But few, if any, of the questions … 31

• Education Notebook: Cheney band earns awards

  December 1, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S10 The Cheney High School Blackhawks Marching Band, made up of 95 students who have each logged hundreds of hours of marching, music, drill and color guard practice, recently completed a …

• Schools asking voters to replace state funds

  November 10, 2011 in City on Page A1 Spokane Public Schools’ board agreed Wednesday to ask voters in February to consider paying more taxes in a levy to compensate for potential state cuts to K-12 education. The region’s … 35

• SPS won’t increase class sizes or cut special ed assistants

  June 22, 2011 in City Spokane Public Schools’ officials agreed to a 2011-12 preliminary budget Wednesday that does not increase any class sizes, but there’s still work to be done. About $1 million remains to …

• Education Notes: Riverside goes modern with ‘Twelfth Night’

  May 12, 2011 in Washington Voices on Page S2 Riverside High School’s Drama Department will perform William Shakespeare’s popular comedy “Twelfth Night,” a tale of madness, humor, mistaken identity and professions of love, beginning Friday in the school’s multipurpose …

• Spokane schools deficit may increase class sizes

  April 27, 2011 in City on Page A1 Layoffs are going to be unavoidable for Spokane Public Schools, and tonight the school board will decide whether increases in class size will be part of the equation. 18

• Efforts bring higher graduation rates at area high schools

  April 8, 2011 in City on Page A1 Fewer students in Spokane are dropping out of school. Spokane Public Schools improved its on-time graduation rate by 8 percentage points in 2010, state data showed Thursday, and officials credit … 8

• Students showcase array of talents, interests in senior projects

    December 19, 2010 in City on Page A1 High school seniors have another rite of passage their last year of school: the senior project. Added as a statewide graduation requirement in Washington in 2008 – and in Idaho … 1

• At 82 students, school district credits size for academic success

    November 21, 2010 in City on Page A1 BICKLETON, Wash. – A recent report calls rural education “what works in Washington.” That’s certainly true in south-central Washington’s Bickleton School District, which has academic and financial strengths that could … 12

• Teachers protest raises for administrators

  October 14, 2010 in City on Page A5 Hundreds of Spokane Public Schools employees sent a message to the school board Wednesday night: “We’re angry!” Union members packed the board of directors meeting to express disappointment that school … 10

• Administrators out of school budget woes’ reach

  September 19, 2010 in City on Page A1 While private-sector and state workers have taken hits during the economic downturn, many public school administrators have seen their pay remain steady or increase. Spokane Public Schools officials – from … 30

• Student data mixed on new state assessments

    September 1, 2010 in City on Page A5 More than 60 percent of sophomores in Spokane Public Schools last year failed Washington’s math assessment test, while students in neighboring districts performed only slightly better, according to results released … 1

• Spokane school board OKs budget, avoiding cuts and layoffs

  August 12, 2010 in City on Page A5 The board of Spokane Public Schools adopted a $316.8 million budget Wednesday for the 2010-’11 school year without much fanfare. No gaps, no massive cuts and no big rounds of … 1

• Dropout rate battles disconnected

  June 27, 2010 in City on Page B1 Efforts are mounting to improve Spokane Public Schools’ dropout rate of nearly 29 percent. The school district and its board, community members, elected officials, philanthropists and child advocates all have … 12

• School officials to take questions

  May 26, 2010 in City on Page A9 Spokane School Board members and district Superintendent Nancy Stowell will be available for questions Thursday during the district’s hourlong live call-in show, “Educating Spokane.”

• Call-in show presents schools Superintendent Stowell

  April 9, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page S14 Spokane Public Schools Superintendent Nancy Stowell is “Educating Spokane.” Spokane community members will be invited to call the school district’s live, hour-long, call-in show on KSPS channel 7, and have …

• Nethercutt room dedicated at Gonzaga

  November 7, 2007 in City on Page B1 Two names that are linked in Spokane’s political history – Nethercutt and Foley – were linked for scholars at a ceremony Tuesday at the Gonzaga University library. The George R. …