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As diesel prices climb, the drivers at one Spokane County school district are outsourcing to Idaho for bus fuel

Tue., May 19, 2026

Last month, an East Valley School District bus driver topped off the 100-gallon tank with 55 gallons of diesel at the Maverick station on Pines Road in Spokane Valley. It cost the district $328.77.

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Cheney Public Schools starts construction on new elementary school in Airway Heights

UPDATED: Mon., May 18, 2026

As crickets chirped and promotional flags advertising new homes for sale flapped in the wind gusts Monday, construction began for a new elementary school in Airway Heights.

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Construction starts on new Adams Elementary School

UPDATED: Thu., May 14, 2026

With the 116-year-old schoolhouse now razed, construction of a new Adams Elementary began on Thursday.

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Spokane’s Bouten Construction tapped for North Central modernization

UPDATED: Thu., May 7, 2026

The Spokane Public Schools Board selected a construction company to lead the modernization of North Central High School as promised under the district’s $200 million bond, passed in November.

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Central Valley School District shifts attendance boundaries, removing over 100 kids from Opportunity Elementary

UPDATED: Wed., April 29, 2026

More than 100 Opportunity Elementary students will be directed to attend neighboring schools in Central Valley after an adjustment to the district’s internal boundaries.

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Nine Mile Falls School District capital levy fails

UPDATED: Tue., April 28, 2026

Voters in the Nine Mile Falls School District have rejected a $6.2 million capital levy.

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East Valley School District bond fails again

UPDATED: Wed., April 29, 2026

After a February failure, East Valley School District’s $220 million bond is faring much worse this time around.

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East Valley School District has failed every bond attempt for 30 years. The April election could change that

UPDATED: Fri., April 24, 2026

There’s an old idiom East Valley Superintendent Brian Talbott finds himself repeating as his school district seeks property tax collections to replace two over-50-year-old schools.

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‘It’s incredible’: Spokane Valley teen takes it upon himself to create sensory aid for blind classmate

UPDATED: Fri., April 24, 2026

With some spare wood from a Career and Technical Education class, a student at University High School made a device that changed a classmate’s life.

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Avista gives Salish School of Spokane $724,000 for ‘clean energy’ at future campus

UPDATED: Thu., April 23, 2026

As the Salish School of Spokane inches towards realizing a once “pie-in-the-sky” dream, a grant from Avista Utilities is the catalyst for another.

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U.S. Education Secretary rallies Coeur d’Alene charter school students

UPDATED: Tue., April 21, 2026

A sea of students sporting navy blue school uniforms cheered as U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon took the stage at Coeur d’Alene Charter Academy Tuesday morning.

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Full list of 2026 Spokane Scholars

UPDATED: Tue., April 21, 2026

The Spokane Scholars Foundation celebrated 165 seniors, nominated by their schools for their prowess in one of six academic categories: English, fine arts, math, science, social studies and world languages. In each category, the winner received a scholarship worth $5,000, second place $4,000, third place $3,000, fourth place $2,000 and fifth place $1,000.

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‘The best and brightest’: Annual Spokane Scholars banquet highlights region’s top-performing high school seniors

UPDATED: Tue., April 21, 2026

Researching cancer, solving math equations at the snap of a finger, inventing a bionic arm and learning eight languages are just some of the accomplishments Spokane-area seniors were celebrated for on Monday at the annual Spokane Scholars Foundation banquet.

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A new roof, track, cameras: Nine Mile Falls School District seeks capital levy for Lakeside High School

Mon., April 20, 2026

Eyeing a leaky roof, a cracked track, noncompliant cameras and a busted boiler, Nine Mile Falls School District is asking voters to weigh in on a property tax levy.

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WA gets ‘F’ in new report card for lack of statewide school cellphone bans

UPDATED: Wed., April 15, 2026

Washington is taking home an “F” grade for failing to adopt a statewide ban on cellphones in schools last session, according to a new report. The findings announced Monday come from a group of child well-being and safety organizations: The Anxious Generation Movement, Smartphone Free Childhood US, Institute for Families and Technology, and Becca Schmill Foundation. The report analyzes whether ...

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Winners announced in annual Holocaust memorial art contest

Thu., April 9, 2026

An image of a holocaust survivor reaching out for freedom and a fused glass sculpture of the Anne Frank tree won first place in the high school and middle school divisions of the Jessica Stein Memorial Art Contest this year.

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Rural Washington schools struggle with drop in logging dollars

UPDATED: Wed., April 8, 2026

Nestled in the foothills of the North Cascades, where logging has long fueled the economy, the Mount Baker School District is facing a budget deficit exceeding $1 million, which local officials say is tied to declining timber sales on state lands.

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Feds rescinds settlement with Fife School District supporting trans students

UPDATED: Tue., April 7, 2026

The U.S. Department of Education is no longer requiring the Fife School District to maintain certain protections for transgender students. The department on Monday announced that it was rescinding a settlement agreement with the district that supported its trans students, making it the sixth school district in Washington that President Donald Trump’s administration has targeted this year over ...

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From plagiarism to study aids to avoidance, here’s how some students are integrating AI tools into their education

Mon., April 6, 2026

Nariah Farrar was in seventh grade when AI tools went mainstream in schools.

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Chromebook remorse: Tech backlash at schools extends beyond phones

Sun., April 5, 2026

McPHERSON, Kan. – Inge Esping, the principal of McPherson Middle School, has spent years battling digital devices for children’s attention.

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