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In Central Valley School Board race, one candidate wants to continue conservative course while the other seeks to depoliticize body

UPDATED: Sat., Oct. 4, 2025

There will be a new face on the Central Valley School Board.

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Orchard Prairie School District asks voters to renew levy

Fri., Sept. 26, 2025

A tiny K-7 school district northeast of Spokane is asking for a modest replacement levy on the Nov. 4 ballot after voters approved a $6.2 million bond this spring to build a new school.

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Education Notebook: Learn about school, parks votes at Shadle town hall

Thu., Sept. 25, 2025

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.

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Most at Lewiston town hall oppose Idaho school voucher program

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 24, 2025

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 ...

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A heavy coat in one classroom, a T-shirt in another: Riverside School District hopes levy will fix haphazard HVAC systems

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 1, 2025

Residents of the Riverside School District will soon vote on a five-year, $18 million capital levy that centers around safety, security, technology and HVAC improvements.

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Progressive school district mom challenges progressive incumbent in only two-candidate race for Spokane Public Schools board

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 1, 2025

It was shaping up to be a busy election season for the Spokane Public Schools board.

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Spokane Public Schools’ new laptop checkout policy ‘not going well’ as district faces inventory woes

Fri., Sept. 19, 2025

In his own self-assessment, Spokane Public Schools Superintendent Adam Swinyard gave his district a failing grade for how they’ve handled a new policy for issuing school laptops.

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Mead School Board candidates agree on a lot, but one says district should follow state law

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 1, 2025

The race to claim an open seat on Mead School Board boils down to a conservative district father and a more moderate long-time district volunteer.

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Idaho groups sue to stop taxpayer money from going to private schools

UPDATED: Wed., Sept. 17, 2025

Public school advocates Wednesday announced plans to sue Idaho over a new state law that directs money to private school tuition and fees. An alliance of groups, including the Idaho Education Association, at a news conference said it will file a petition in the Idaho Supreme Court that asks the justices to prohibit the tax credits established by House Bill 93. The bill, which the ...

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‘Our last and best hope’: Deer Park School District asks voters for $14.5M levy to replace aging bus barn, acquire land and other projects

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 1, 2025

Deer Park School District’s bus barn wasn’t built to store any buses, let alone to maintain a fleet of three dozen.

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Got a question about Spokane schools and parks’ $440 million tax ask? Bring it to an upcoming ‘old school-style town hall”

UPDATED: Wed., Oct. 1, 2025

“Together Spokane” is hitting the road.

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Girls basketball team buys 50 pairs of sneakers to donate to Sunset Elementary schoolers: ‘Let’s spread kindness’

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 15, 2025

On the first day of school at Windsor Elementary, one of Kristen Myers’ second-graders wore a pair of sneakers she recognized.

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Children of undocumented immigrants will continue to receive Head Start childcare services, federal court rules

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 11, 2025

A federal directive seeking to bar children of undocumented immigrants from Head Start childcare programs will not go into effect, a federal judge ruled Thursday.

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Shadle Park High School graduate earns top-10 finish in international Lego competition, has runner-up title stripped following vote tally mix-up

UPDATED: Thu., Sept. 4, 2025

The Lego Group and its brightly colored plastic bricks have inspired joy for decades, including for recent Shadle Park High School graduate Joseph Perkins.

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East Valley Superintendent Brian Talbott to depart school district after this school year

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 2, 2025

This school year will be the last for East Valley Superintendent Brian Talbott, who will depart from the school district at the end of June.

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Schools stock up on fans to sweat out 101 degree first day of school with no air conditioning

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 2, 2025

A student at Madison Elementary approached her principal, Heather Holter, during recess on the first day of school Tuesday with a pressing question: “Where do we get the Popsicles?”

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East Valley School District seeks $220 million bond for replacement of middle, high school

UPDATED: Tue., Sept. 2, 2025

In February, East Valley School District voters are poised to encounter a ballot item they haven’t seen in more than a decade.

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Strike averted in Mead as teachers union, district reach tentative agreement on new contract

UPDATED: Mon., Sept. 1, 2025

School will start as scheduled Tuesday in Mead School District .

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Salish School of Spokane helps create global nonprofit to support Indigenous language revival

Sun., Aug. 31, 2025

In an effort to expand their support in language revitalization, Salish School of Spokane has partnered with the new nonprofit Indigenous Fluency Now in British Columbia, which will take the lead on supporting other Indigenous language communities around the world.

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Going balanced: Spokane Public Schools’ summer vacation soon to end early in exchange for more breaks in the school year

UPDATED: Fri., Aug. 29, 2025

After a yearslong exploration of what such a concept could look like in Spokane Public Schools, the district and staff have agreed to adopt a more “balanced calendar” for the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years.

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