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‘She never says no’: Passion drives Longfellow special ed teacher to 55-year career helping kids

UPDATED: Tue., June 29, 2021

Joy Chastek is 78 years old and still works up to 15 hours a day.

A&E >  Music

Monsters of Rock concert at Albi Stadium will not be held this year after plan ‘gradually went away’

UPDATED: Fri., June 25, 2021

For the second time in as many years, the pandemic has derailed plans to reprise the legendary Monsters of Rock concert at Albi Stadium. “It sort of gradually went away,” Justin Kobluk, president of West Coast Entertainment, said Wednesday.

News >  K-12 education

Spokane Public Schools’ long-awaited boundary vote delayed again

UPDATED: Thu., June 24, 2021

Families and students will wait at least another week – and perhaps another month or two – to learn where Spokane Public Schools will draw its new boundary lines.

Sports >  Area sports

Spokane native Missy Strasburg named to lead Eastern Washington women’s soccer

UPDATED: Wed., June 23, 2021

Missy Strasburg, a Spokane native with collegiate experience across the country, was named Wednesday to lead the women’s soccer program at Eastern Washington University.

News >  K-12 education

District confident new principal Chelsea Gallagher will bring ‘stellar leadership’ to Mt. Spokane High School

Wed., June 23, 2021

She’s walked in their shoes, and now Chelsea Gallagher is ready to lead the students of Mt. Spokane High School.

News >  K-12 education

Supreme Court gives mixed message on off-campus free speech

UPDATED: Wed., June 23, 2021

For school districts in the Inland Northwest, the best thing about Wednesday’s U.S. Supreme Court ruling on student free speech is that they have a couple of months to deal with its possible effects.

News >  K-12 education

United Soccer League also plans to bring women’s soccer team to Spokane

UPDATED: Wed., June 23, 2021

As the dignitaries talked Wednesday afternoon about women’s soccer in Spokane, it was already standing in front of them.

News >  Education

Spokane Public Schools board expected to approve three-year contract for Superintendent Swinyard

UPDATED: Tue., June 22, 2021

It’s been quite an inaugural year for Adam Swinyard, the Superintendent of Spokane Public Schools.

News >  Education

Sheridan about to get a new name as North Central, Garry prepare for school mascot changes

UPDATED: Tue., June 22, 2021

After more than a year of hard work, Larry Quisano and the East Central community are almost at the finish line.

Sports >  International sports

Cindy Wendle will lead USL efforts in Spokane

UPDATED: Mon., June 21, 2021

Back in college, Cindy Wendle dreamed of becoming a collegiate athletic director.

News >  K-12 education

Here’s where kids can get free meals this summer through Spokane Public Schools

Sun., June 20, 2021

Beginning June 28, Spokane Public Schools will offer its Summer Meals Program at 22 sites.

News >  K-12 education

Graduation at the Riverfront Park Pavilion was such a hit that Spokane Public Schools is considering it for next year, too

UPDATED: Thu., June 17, 2021

The new normal is looking pretty good, at least when the subject is commencement at Spokane Public Schools.

News >  Education

Spokane school board postpones boundary decision: ‘We’re not trying to rush things’

UPDATED: Thu., June 17, 2021

Spokane Public Schools will seek more engagement from the community before committing to a sweeping boundary proposal, board members decided during a special meeting Wednesday night.

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What cookies? Inland Northwest Girl Scouts bucked the national trend

UPDATED: Wed., June 16, 2021

The Inland Northwest loves its Thin Mints and the Girl Scouts who sell them.

News >  K-12 education

Latest meeting on contentious Spokane school boundary issue set for Wednesday

UPDATED: Tue., June 15, 2021

During the past few weeks, the proposed boundaries changes at Spokane Public Schools have been transformed into lines in the sand.

News >  K-12 education

‘Can’t express how proud I am’: After pandemic year, Shadle Park seniors graduate high school at Riverfront Park Pavilion

UPDATED: Sat., June 12, 2021

All things considered, Saturday was a great day to graduate from Shadle Park High School.

News >  K-12 education

Five Spokane high school principals reflect as they prepare to move on at the end of the year

Fri., June 11, 2021

Being a high school principal means being prepared for anything.

News >  K-12 education

Shaw Middle School’s new Cook Street project aims for a ‘community feel’ in the neighborhood

Wed., June 9, 2021

The new Shaw Middle School will feel much like a campus, and not just for the students.

News >  K-12 education

How one small school district got through the pandemic relatively unscathed

UPDATED: Wed., June 9, 2021

TEKOA, Wash. – As students returned from recess Tuesday morning at Tekoa Elementary School, one of the boys had clearly forgotten something.

News >  K-12 education

Coeur d’Alene school board votes to limit COVID-19 safety measures

UPDATED: Tue., June 8, 2021

In a unanimous vote Monday night, the Coeur d’Alene school board directed administration to develop policy that brings the district almost full-circle to pre-COVID-19 times.

News >  K-12 education

Spokane schools in hiring mode; small raises proposed for most staff

Tue., June 8, 2021

Spokane Public Schools is hiring, and the salaries will be more attractive under a new schedule up for consideration Wednesday night by the board of directors.

News >  K-12 education

Five candidates vie for open seat on Spokane School Board

UPDATED: Tue., Aug. 3, 2021

There’s a lot to choose from among the five candidates for the Position 4 seat on the Spokane Public Schools board.

News >  K-12 education

Five weeks after downtown Spokane stadium gets approval, plans beginning to form

Mon., June 7, 2021

If it were a game, this would only be halftime. It was more than two years ago that voters approved a capital bond to pay for a new stadium for Spokane Public Schools, and it will be another two years before fans are cheering in the stands.

Sports >  Pro

With downtown stadium moving forward, United Soccer League planting seeds of new Spokane team

Sun., June 6, 2021

It will be two years before Spokane plays host to a professional soccer team, but you wouldn’t know it by talking to Justin Papadakis.

News >  K-12 education

Saving language and breaking ground for Pauline Flett Middle School

UPDATED: Fri., June 4, 2021

As the crowd gathered on a hot, dusty Thursday afternoon, Laura Brisboe recalled her childhood and her mother’s desk piled high with papers.