Q&A: Spokane Public Schools board candidate Paul Schneider 2
Q&A: Spokane Public Schools board candidate Paul Schneider
Extra Credit Eli Francovich
THURSDAY, OCT. 15, 2015
Q&A: Spokane Public Schools board candidate Patricia Kienholz
Q&A: Spokane Public Schools board candidate Patricia Kienholz
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 7, 2015
Harvard debate team loses to New York state prisoners 2
What happens when you combine street smarts AND book smarts? Apparently you win debate competitions.
TUESDAY, OCT. 6, 2015
Q&A: Cheney School board candidate Henry C. Browne
Q&A: Cheney School board candidate Henry C. Browne
Q&A: Mead School board candidate John P. Hatcher
Q&A: Mead School board candidate John P. Hatcher.
Q&A: Mead School board candidate Robert (Bob) Olson
Q&A: Mead School board candidate Robert (Bob) Olson
SATURDAY, OCT. 3, 2015
McGraw-Hill history textbook refers to African slaves as 'workers' 11
A Texas mother noticed something disturbing last week in her son's "World Geography" textbook. The book referred to African slaves brought to the United States as "workers."
THURSDAY, OCT. 1, 2015
'Raise your hands if you think emotions matter'
Emotional intelligence researcher Marc Brackett spoke Thursday about the importance of teaching emotional intelligence in the classroom. He presented at the Young Child Expo & Conference via Skype after his flight out of New York was canceled.
Perkins loan program ending
Via our Washington, D.C., correspondent, Kevin Graeler, the Perkins Loan program is ending.
FRIDAY, SEPT. 25, 2015
Upcoming events aimed at promoting secondary education
Next week more than 50 representatives from colleges, the military and scholarship foundations will offer workshops and events to Spokane-area students with the hope of interesting them in some sort of secondary education.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 24, 2015
State Attorney General asks courts to reconsider charter school ruling; he cites concerns about potential impact on other programs
The Washington Attorney General requested that the State Supreme Court reconsider whether charter schools are unconstitutional, Thursday. The attorney general raised concerns that the Court's ruling could threaten similarly funded programs including Running Start. "Regardless of one's feelings about charter schools, the Court's reasoning in...
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 23, 2015
Researcher says texting can increase college enrollment
Incessant texting is the bane of classroom teachers. Ironically enough it might be helping get students in the door.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 22, 2015
Study: More than 20 percent of undergraduate women say they were victims of sexual assault 10
A massive sexual assault study on college campuses was released Monday. The study surveyed more than 150,000 students from 27 universities.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 16, 2015
Former Washington Supreme Court Justice worries charter school ruling endangers Running Start, other programs 2
Everyone is entitled to an opinion. Not everyone is a former state Supreme Court justice.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 15, 2015
Seattle teachers, district come to tentative agreement; school may resume Thursday
Seattle teachers reached a tentative agreement with the city’s school district as their strike entered its fifth day Tuesday, but they will stay on the picket lines pending its approval.
Eli Francovich joined the Spokesman Review in 2015. He currently is the Outdoors reporter for the SR.