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• Four vie for vacant EV School Board post

  June 13, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V4 The East Valley school board seems to be the hot ticket for the November elections, with four people filing for the seat being vacated by longtime board member June Sine …

• Longtime Spokane Education Association leader discusses state of local schooling

  June 1, 2009 in City on Page A9 Maureen Ramos has been in the classroom for 45 years. The 66-year-old teacher will be retiring this year, after spending the past eight years asking hard questions as the president … 2

• Wash. school districts laying off teachers

  May 13, 2009 in City, Region School districts across Washington are giving teachers layoff warning notices to cut spending plans.

• Eye on Olympia: Education reform pits PTA, WEA

  April 23, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V1 OLYMPIA – In a legislative session with more than its share of surprises, one of the biggest has been the heated battle between school advocates over proposed reforms. On one …

• In brief: Mail center best bet for late tax postmark

  April 15, 2009 in City on Page A5 With the advent of online tax filing, the U.S. Postal Service has scaled back the number of locations it keeps open to accommodate those needing the all-important April 15 postmark. …

• Proposal for school modernization in works

  April 7, 2009 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – Citing Depression-era public works spending as his inspiration, a House lawmaker on Monday proposed borrowing $3 billion to modernize schools and university buildings across the state. “We’re going …

• Idaho schools budget to be cut 7.7 percent

    March 27, 2009 in Idaho Idaho would cut its state funding for schools next year by 7.7 percent, under an unprecedented budget set by lawmakers this morning.

• Valley in brief: Spring break in 2010 moved to match others

  March 26, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V3 The Central Valley School District board of directors corrected a scheduling snafu in the 2009-2010 school calendar Monday night. The calendar had been approved earlier than usual this year, said …

• Teachers hear Holocaust survivor’s story

  March 13, 2009 in City Teaching the history of the Holocaust would be a challenge without people like Peter Metzelaar. The 73-year-old Seattle resident is a survivor of the genocide that took place during World …

• Court reaffirms ruling on special ed funding

    March 11, 2009 in City, Region The state Court of Appeals on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s decision denying a request by a consortium of Washington school districts to declare the system of funding special education …

• School closures and delays for Tuesday

  March 10, 2009 in City, Region School closures and delays for Tuesday.

• Group promotes active recess

  March 9, 2009 in Features on Page C7 Kids used to spend recess reaching for the sky on swings or hanging off the jungle gym. But that has changed. “In some cases, recess may be on the books …

• Ferris’ Ham on Regal takes the stage

  March 5, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page S6 On Sunday at 2 p.m. the MayHAM will begin when Ferris High School’s Ham on Regal Players hits the stage for a special opening performance of “MayHAM at the Museum.” …

• Event teaches kids, parents how to make math fun

  March 5, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page W1 Parents and their children had an opportunity to learn how to make math fun last week at Windsor Elementary School. The school’s parent-teacher organization sponsored the event that included dinner …

• Student readers win in Bikes for Books program

  March 5, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Friday the 13th turned out to be a lucky day for two Garfield Elementary students. Carson Baldwin-Bonney, 7, and Ashley Sullivan-Garcia, 9, each won a new bicycle last month, courtesy …

• Cheney levy renewal on ballot

  February 26, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page W1 Cheney Public Schools is asking voters to renew its maintenance and operations levy that was last approved in 2006. “This is not something new,” said Larry Keller, superintendent of Cheney …

• Kindergarten registration starts

  February 26, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page S12 Registration for kindergarten and first-graders who will be attending Spokane Public Schools in the fall will begin on Monday. Parents can register their children Monday through Friday, from 8:15 a.m. …

• Many Elk-Chattaroy schools now just a memory

  February 19, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page N8 In the late 1800s and early 1900s, there were numerous little one- and two-room schools in the Elk-Chattaroy area. The country schools in those early years were heated by wood …

• More kids qualify for meal assistance

  February 18, 2009 in City on Page A1 If the number of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals is an indicator of poverty in school districts, then Eastern Washington and North Idaho are getting poorer. School districts …

• Demand up for free, reduced-price school meals

  February 17, 2009 in City If the number of students qualifying for free- or reduced-price meals is an indicator of poverty within local school districts, then Eastern Washington and North Idaho are getting poorer.

• Shadle Park High library windows shattered

  February 16, 2009 in City Five large thermal windows and a smaller upper window in the newly remodeled library at Shadle Park High School were shattered by gunfire over the weekend. 1

• Schools looking to overhaul math curricula

  February 16, 2009 in City on Page A1 First-graders in Ellen Briggs’ classroom at Ponderosa Elementary School begin their daily math lesson with the addition boogie. Wiggling their bodies, they chant as a song blares from a classroom …

• Cheney Schools protests plan

  February 12, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page W1 A 555-unit West Plains housing development may proceed despite the Cheney School District’s protest that it lacks money to educate the children who will live there. Spokane County Hearing Examiner …

• In schools: Ferris parents prepare to ham it up

  February 12, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page S3 It’ll be anything but pandemonium and chaos, and nothing but fun, when Ferris High School parents and teachers hit the stage on March 8 at 2 p.m. to perform “MayHAM …

• Horizon middle school honor roll

  February 7, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page V3 The following students have been named to the first trimester honor roll at Horizon Middle School. Sixth grade

• In schools: NW Christian plans academic preview sessions

  February 5, 2009 in Washington Voices on Page N4 Northwest Christian Schools is hosting academic preview nights tonight and Monday. Parents with students in grades pre-kindergarten through sixth grade may visit the school, 1412 W. Central Ave., today at …

• Stimulus money would be mixed bag for schools

  January 31, 2009 in City on Page B1 With calculators and spreadsheets in hand, local school district officials are watching closely the actions of congressional lawmakers as they tinker with a stimulus package that could pump billions back …

• LCHS students plan March business trip to Boise

  January 31, 2009 in Idaho Voices on Page I1 Students from Lake City High School will compete in the Business Professionals of America 2009 State Leadership Conference in Boise, March 12 through 14, after qualifying at the BPA Regional …

• Idaho schools chief proposes cuts

  January 29, 2009 in Idaho BOISE – Idaho’s top education official Thursday proposed $62 million in funding cuts for public schools next year, slicing into everything from teacher pay to administration to building maintenance.

• Teacher-student sex targeted

  January 29, 2009 in City on Page A5 OLYMPIA – It’s not illegal for a teacher to have consensual sex with an 18-year-old student, a state appeals court said two weeks ago. The response from state lawmakers: Well, …

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