K-12 education

Work to close educational achievement gaps for several minority groups in Washington state is being hindered by a lack of data, according to people involved in the yearslong effort.

Oct. 3—POTLATCH — When Karen Rohn graduated from Potlatch High School, she could not wait to get out of her hometown. Not only did she return years later, but her artistic fingerprints are all over the city she loves, and in the Potlatch School District where she teaches art. "It's not really about where you can go and be your best person, what it really is about is learning how to bloom where ...

Northwest Spokane residents are invited to a town hall presentation about Together Spokane at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Shadle Park High School Commons, 4327 N. Ash St.

Sep. 24—Most of the crowd at the Save Our Schools Idaho town hall Tuesday evening in the Lewiston High School auditorium opposed Idaho's new $50 million a year school voucher program. That was apparent when roughly 80% of the audience — some 130 people — gave a standing ovation to the one Idaho lawmaker in attendance, Rep. Lori McCann, R-Lewiston. McCann was the only one of six area ...