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• New classrooms part of Finch renovation

  September 6, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S1 Finch Elementary School, just northeast of Audubon Park on North Milton Street, is next in line for a major renovation beginning in the spring. Finch was built in 1924 but, …

• Education Notebook: Shoes, socks to be distributed

  August 23, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S5 The Mission Community Outreach Center, 1906 E. Mission Ave., has collected 400 pairs of new shoes in a back-to-school shoe drive. The shoes and socks will be distributed to children …

• EV summer math program offers students a jump start

  August 23, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 The first day of school isn’t until Sept. 5 in the East Valley School District, but high school students are already getting a jump on math classes. For three weeks, …

• Education Notebook: G-Prep gets new science lab

  August 16, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S2 Students at Gonzaga Prep will have a new science lab at the end of September thanks to a $220,240 grant from the E.L. Wiegand Foundation, which supports science, technology, engineering …

• CV unveils budget for next year

  August 16, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V5 Finance Director Jan Hutton unveiled the Central Valley School District’s 2012-’13 budget during the school board’s meeting Monday. For the first time in several years, there was good news.

• Education Notes: Car show, competition benefit Palisades Academy

  August 9, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S6 Palisades Christian Academy, 1115 N. Government Way, will have its third annual “Summertime Show and Shine” school fundraiser on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The benefit will feature …

• Number of homeless students growing in the state, study says

  August 5, 2012 in City on Page B3 TACOMA – The number of homeless students in Washington schools is continuing to grow, according to a new study. The state’s large urban counties – Pierce, King, Snohomish, Spokane and …

• CdA seeks school renovations

  August 4, 2012 in City on Page B6 Some of the oldest, most outdated schools in Coeur d’Alene will be renovated over the next three years if voters in the Coeur d’Alene School District approve a $32.7 million … 1

• Day of service will help schools

  August 2, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S6 What started as a summer of service projects in Spokane Valley has spread to the city of Spokane. The Greater Spokane Association of Evangelicals, together with Mayor David Condon’s office, …

• Education Notes: Cheney, EWU team up for volleyball camps

  July 19, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S2 Cheney High School and Eastern Washington University are teaming up to offer volleyball camps next week. EWU volleyball players will work with high school students from 9 a.m. to noon …

• School districts move to from-scratch cooking

  July 16, 2012 in City, Health on Page A1 The aromas of herbed baked chicken and cheesy macaroni wafted through the air. While a few cooks clad in white coats busily stocked a salad bar and set up a … 19

• Education Notebook: Cheney FBLA group takes home prizes

  July 12, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S4 The Cheney High School Future Business Leaders of America shared their business smarts at the FBLA National Leadership Conference in San Antonio June 27 through July 3. The group came …

• Idaho education spending near last

  June 28, 2012 in City, Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – Idaho’s school spending per pupil ranks second-worst in the nation for a second straight year, according to the latest figures from the U.S. census, while Washington’s is 32nd, … 1

• Education Notebook: Local partnership salutes students

  June 28, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S4 Banner Bank and the Spokane Indians have awarded local high school graduates with $500 scholarships for their academic achievements. The scholarships were also given to the students based on their …

• 21 Idaho districts unilaterally set contracts for teachers

  June 21, 2012 in Idaho on Page A5 BOISE – At least 21 Idaho school districts are unilaterally imposing contract terms on teachers this week, after failing to reach agreement with local teachers unions – an option for … 1

• Education Notebook: Fair offers goods benefiting Ferris bands

  June 21, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S6 The members of the Ferris High School bands and their families will have a community fair on Saturday in the parking lot of Educational Service District 101, 4202 S. Regal …

• Wild mallards teach lessons at Ferris High School courtyard

  June 17, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 Students are gone for summer vacation, but school’s still in session for the ducks at Ferris High School. For seven years, mallards have homed in on the two small ponds … 1

• Schedules in EVSD will be changing

  June 14, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V5 East Valley School District students will have different schedules next year. The district is changing its transportation and class schedule to help bus students to Continuous Curriculum School and to …

• Education Notebook: Third-grader wins state contest

  June 14, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S10 Tristan Krzyzanek, a third-grader at Prairie View Elementary School in the Mead School District, has a love for science and building things that’s out of this world. His passion recently …

• Audit urges more money to be spent in the classroom

  June 7, 2012 in City SEATTLE (AP) — A new state audit of Washington’s public schools says the state’s school districts could do a better job getting dollars into the classroom where they’ll make the … 10

• Odyssey stages student play

  June 7, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S14 Eighth-graders in the Spokane Public Schools Odyssey Program had the opportunity to get out of the classroom and get up on the stage in their performance of “Beyond the Mountains,” … 1

• Spokane Public Schools avoids further cuts

  May 31, 2012 in City on Page A7 Spokane Public Schools’ budget situation for the 2012-’13 school year is better than it has been in almost a decade, meaning there will be no layoff notices or agonizing decisions …

• Washtucna student claims principal sat on him as punishment

  May 24, 2012 in City on Page A5 The principal of the tiny Washtucna School in Adams County is facing a criminal investigation after a 14-year-old boy said the man sat on him as punishment. The Adams County … 1

• Education Notebook: NWC band plans spring craft fair

  May 17, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S4 The Northwest Christian Schools Crusader band department will hold its first spring craft fair at the High School Activity Center, 5104 E. Bernhill Road, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. …

• Redinger brings fresh direction, expectations to District 81

    May 13, 2012 in City on Page A1 FREDERICKSBURG, Va. – When people in Spokane were asked what they wanted to see in the next superintendent of Spokane Public Schools, they came up with a laundry list of … 7

• Superintendents of Spokane Public Schools through the years

  May 13, 2012 in City on Page A1 • June 1888-Feb. 1889 Bruce Wolverton • Feb. 1889-June 1889 E.C. Houston • July 1889-June 1899 David Bemiss • July 1899-June 1903 J.F. Saylor • July 1903-June 1908 J.A. Tormey …

• Curriculum hooks up with Trout in the Classroom

  May 6, 2012 in Outdoors on Page C10 Trout are spawning a watershed of educational opportunities for Spokane County kids. A thousand fertilized rainbow eggs divvied out to 10 elementary schools have hatched a semester of lessons in … 6

• Orchard Prairie wins art, science grant

  April 19, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page V1 When Kirsten Schierman found a small online grant for an educational project that combined art with science, the Orchard Prairie art and kindergarten teacher knew she had to apply. She …

• 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

• Education Notebook: Fifth-grader wins poster contest

  April 12, 2012 in Washington Voices on Page S2 Megan Anderson, a fifth-grader at Springdale Elementary School, was chosen to represent Washington state with her poster in the national Bring Our Missing Children Home art contest. This is the …

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