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News >  K-12 education

Spokane Public Schools superintendent: Lack of vaccines alone won’t stop return of secondary students

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 27, 2021

A shortage of COVID-19 vaccines for teachers would not be a deal breaker for returning Spokane Public Schools secondary students to buildings five weeks from now, Superintendent Adam Swinyard said Tuesday.

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COVID-19 cases leveling off in area school districts

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 25, 2021

Many school districts in Spokane and Kootenai counties are seeing fewer incidents of COVID-19 infection and quarantines.

Sports >  NCAA basketball

Gonzaga women move up to season-best 18th in AP Top 25 poll

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 25, 2021

The Gonzaga women are beginning to make an impression on Associated Press voters.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

No. 20 Gonzaga women beat Portland, 79-61

UPDATED: Sun., Jan. 24, 2021

The Gonzaga women keep finding more ways to win basketball games.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women making swift transition to Portland showdown after BYU postponement

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 23, 2021

The Gonzaga women are working on their transition game.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women’s game with BYU postponed by COVID-19

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 22, 2021

Looking on the bright side, the Gonzaga women’s basketball players just got a head start on the second semester of class.

News >  Education

Vaccination timeline for teachers in Washington muddied after state rolls out new forecast

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 22, 2021

For teachers in Spokane and the rest of the state, the confusion surrounding distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine just got worse.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

With one NCAA Tournament site, Gonzaga women miss out on another chance to play before Spokane fans

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 19, 2021

For the second year in a row, the COVID-19 pandemic will cost the Gonzaga women and Spokane a chance at hosting postseason games, the NCAA all but confirmed Tuesday.

News >  K-12 education

‘We want more’: Protesters challenge Central Valley’s plan for in-person schooling

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 19, 2021

She’s halfway through her senior year at Central Valley High School, but Kaitlyn Hartshorn hasn’t seen the inside of a classroom since March.

Sports >  Area sports

Freshman sensation Charlisse Leger-Walker stepping into leadership role for No. 25 Washington State

UPDATED: Sat., March 13, 2021

As the Washington State women celebrated one of the biggest wins in program history, Charlisse Leger-Walker was in the middle of the mob.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women pull away from Santa Clara, 71-52

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 14, 2021

Starting fast and finishing the same way, the Gonzaga women beat Santa Clara 71-52 in a West Coast Conference game Thursday night in Santa Cruz, Calif.

News >  Education

Mead School District seeks replacement levy

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 20, 2021

After winning validation last month from Olympia, the Mead School District hopes for more next month from hometown taxpayers.

News >  Education

Like many other local school districts, Central Valley is asking voters to approve a levy

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 21, 2021

Like other local school districts asking voters to pass levies to bolster school finances and educational offerings, Central Valley will be judged, at least in part, by its response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Transfer forward Abby O’Connor making the most of bonus year at Gonzaga

Thu., Jan. 14, 2021

The silver linings are few and far between in the era of COVID-19, but the Gonzaga women found a lode last month.

News >  Education

COVID-19 cases rising in schools following winter break

Thu., Jan. 14, 2021

Reflecting trends in the overall population, COVID-19 numbers are soaring in local schools following winter break.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women take dominant rebounding advantage into contest against Santa Clara

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 13, 2021

If the Santa Clara women going to move up the West Coast Conference standings, they’re going to have to jump a little higher – especially Thursday night against Gonzaga.

News >  K-12 education

CdA superintendent Steven Cook takes job in Oregon

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 13, 2021

After three years as superintendent of Coeur d’Alene Schools, Steven Cook will leave at the end of the school year to take the same position in Bend, Oregon.

News >  K-12 education

Central Valley plans to return grades 7-12 to classroom by Feb. 1

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 12, 2021

The Central Valley School District is moving forward with a plan to bring all students back to buildings for at least one day a week by Feb. 1.

News >  K-12 education

Council, GSI support Spokane Public Schools levy, GOP in opposition

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 12, 2021

Four weeks before Election Day, political battles lines have suddenly formed around the replacement levy proposed by Spokane Public Schools.

News >  K-12 education

Spokane Public Schools begins rapid testing of students for COVID-19

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 11, 2021

Rapid testing for COVID-19 started Monday at Spokane Public Schools.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

GU women 20th in AP poll: Jenn Wirth named WCC player of the week

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 11, 2021

Jenn Wirth and the Gonzaga women are off to a dominating start in the West Coast Conference.

Sports >  NCAA

Fresh off upset of No. 7 Arizona, Washington State women ranked for first time in program history

UPDATED: Sat., March 13, 2021

How much history can the Washington State women’s basketball team make this season?

News >  Education

Spokane Public Schools say levy is critical for quality education, but some question timing

Sun., Jan. 10, 2021

The fate of Spokane Public Schools’ replacement levy may well boil down to public trust, and to what degree that trust has been strained by rising budgets and the district’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Jenn Wirth’s double-double helps No. 21 Gonzaga sink Portland, remain unbeaten in WCC play

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 9, 2021

As first-place showdowns go, this one didn’t live up to expectations.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

It’s a rivalry again: Gonzaga women host Portland in key WCC game

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 8, 2021

As surprises go in college sports, few were bigger than last year’s University of Portland women’s basketball team.