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‘One more moment with my friends’: After a year of pandemic, Freeman High School holds in-person prom

Sun., May 16, 2021

On Saturday night, the gym at Freeman High School was filled with streamers and balloons and the roof-raising sound of hip-hop.

News >  K-12 education

Back in school: Washington students will return for fall classes

UPDATED: Thu., May 13, 2021

Schools across Washington will be open for full-time in-person learning next fall as state leaders push for a return to normalcy.

News >  K-12 education

Change of name, mascots approved at three Spokane schools in light of concerns

UPDATED: Fri., May 14, 2021

The Spokane Public Schools board made it official Wednesday night: The North Central Indians mascot will soon be retired.

News >  K-12 education

Spokane Public Schools board not yet ready to reauthorize Pride Prep

UPDATED: Thu., May 13, 2021

The Spokane Public Schools board wants more assurances that Pride Prep is on the right track before it issues a reauthorization of the school’s charter.

News >  K-12 education

Two of the nation’s 161 Presidential Scholars this year are from Eastern Washington

UPDATED: Sat., May 15, 2021

Two of the top high school seniors in the nation are from small towns in Eastern Washington.

Sports >  Area sports

Questions remain after abrupt firing of EWU soccer coach Chad Bodnar

UPDATED: Tue., May 11, 2021

The surprise firing Monday of Eastern Washington University soccer coach Chad Bodnar has led to more questions – ones that Athletic Director Lynn Hickey says she is in no position to answer.

News >  K-12 education

Pride Prep hopes ‘to be held accountable’ by Spokane Public Schools as its charter renewal looms

UPDATED: Tue., May 11, 2021

All signs point to an extension for Spokane’s largest public charter school.

News >  K-12 education

Three CdA schools impose mask mandates

UPDATED: Mon., May 10, 2021

Three Coeur d’Alene schools have been forced to reinstate mask mandates for the next two weeks because of a resurgence of COVID-19 cases.

News >  K-12 education

Spokane Public Schools could provide COVID-19 vaccines to 12- to 18-year-olds beginning Friday

UPDATED: Tue., May 11, 2021

Pending state approval, Spokane County students as young as 12 will soon be able to receive COVID-19 vaccinations at North Central High School.

News >  Education

Board to take action on Sheridan name, NC and Garry mascots

UPDATED: Mon., May 10, 2021

The Spokane Public Schools board is expected on Wednesday night to approve a name change for Sheridan Elementary School and begin finding new mascots for North Central High School and Garry Middle School.

News >  Education

Public has one more chance to comment on middle school names

UPDATED: Mon., May 10, 2021

For almost a year, Spokane Public Schools has been forced into a series of hard choices with only one guaranteed outcome: Someone will be offended.

News >  Higher education

Spokane Public Schools nearing end of work on contentious issue of new boundaries

Mon., May 10, 2021

Several public forums are scheduled between now and late June/early July, when the district plans to make final decisions on what students will attend which buildings after three new middle schools open in the coming years. 

News >  Education

New principals named at Sacajawea, Chase

UPDATED: Fri., May 7, 2021

The new principals at Sacajawea and Chase middle schools have a wealth and breadth of experience, including several years at the South Hill schools they’ve been named to lead.

News >  K-12 education

Downtown stadium approved by Spokane Public Schools board

UPDATED: Thu., May 6, 2021

The Spokane School Board approved the construction of a new $31 million sports stadium downtown and abandoned its plans to build at the current Joe Albi Stadium site in Northwest Spokane.

News >  K-12 education

Testimony strongly favors renaming Sheridan Elementary School

UPDATED: Wed., May 5, 2021

Spokane Public Schools appears poised for the first renaming of a school building in more than a century.

News >  K-12 education

West Valley High School forced to return to remote learning over uptick in COVID-19 cases

UPDATED: Wed., May 5, 2021

Because of a recent increase in COVID-19 cases, all of West Valley High School’s 900 students were back at home Wednesday and learning remotely.

News >  Education

O’Dell to return to Ferris High School in larger role as principal

UPDATED: Fri., May 7, 2021

John O’Dell likes to talk about servant leadership, but he’s even more passionate about putting it into practice.

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Vaccine brings optimism that the fall could bring a mostly normal school year

UPDATED: Wed., May 5, 2021

One day after the Food and Drug Administration announced plans to authorize the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine in adolescents, parents and school districts are looking ahead cautiously to a brighter future.

News >  K-12 education

It’s decision time on downtown stadium proposal

UPDATED: Wed., May 5, 2021

In case the board members at Spokane Public Schools didn’t know it already, there’s a lot riding on Wednesday’s special meeting.

News >  K-12 education

Dunn comes full circle as Shadle Park’s new principal

Tue., May 4, 2021

When the news filtered through the halls of Shadle Park High School that Chris Dunn would be the new principal, the reaction was an affirmation for everyone – especially Dunn.

News >  K-12 education

Parking, revenue questions addressed in downtown stadium documents

UPDATED: Mon., May 3, 2021

Two major issues related to the proposed downtown stadium – parking and the Spokane Civic Theatre – are addressed in detail in documents posted Monday on the Spokane Public Schools website.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women sign transfer post from Syracuse

UPDATED: Fri., April 30, 2021

Maud Huijbens, a 6-foot-5 forward from Syracuse, has signed with Gonzaga, the team announced Friday.

News >  K-12 education

Public facilities district sweetens deal for downtown stadium as Spokane School Board decision looms

UPDATED: Fri., April 30, 2021

Prospects for a downtown sports stadium got a major boost Friday as the Spokane Public Facilities District, which would maintain the site, agreed to sweeten a deal with Spokane Public Schools.

News >  K-12 education

Discipline drove top scholars to succeed despite pandemic

Fri., April 30, 2021

Excellence in the classroom means more than being bright; you also need to rise and shine, even in the shadow of a pandemic.

News >  Education

SPS graduation rules tough on some graduates, families

UPDATED: Fri., April 30, 2021

High school graduation is still six weeks away, but some students and their families are already feeling emotional.