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Gonzaga Legends: Heather Bowman has plenty of competitive fire remaining nearly a decade after her final time in a Bulldogs’ jersey

UPDATED: Fri., June 21, 2019

The former GU star can see the Kennel from her office just off Division Street, and she’s always welcome to join the current Zags for a practice.

News >  Education

Spokane Public Schools plans fewer than expected teacher layoffs

UPDATED: Sat., June 22, 2019

Several dozen teachers in Spokane Public Schools will be losing their jobs this year, far fewer than feared in April when administrators issued 183 layoff notices to cope with a budget crisis.

News >  Spokane

The Women’s World Cup final 20 years ago changed American sports

Thu., June 20, 2019

About 40 million Americans watched the final match of the 1999 Women’s World Cup, and they’ll struggle to recall the score or the opponent.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women’s basketball expected to sign Canadian forward Yvonne Ejim

UPDATED: Wed., June 19, 2019

Gonzaga’s Canadian connection is still going strong. Yvonne Ejim, a 6-foot-2 power forward from Calgary, Alberta, with international experience, is expected to sign with the Zags.

News >  Spokane

A teacher’s odyssey: Mandy Manning looks back on her tenure as Teacher of the Year

UPDATED: Mon., June 17, 2019

Last year, Mandy Manning was named the 2018 National Teacher of the Year. Sudden fame also meant the opportunity to make a difference beyond Spokane.“I don’t know how successful I’ve been, but it has been meaningful for many people,” Manning said. “That’s all I can ask for.”

News >  Education

Most Spokane elementary schools dropping art class in favor of science

UPDATED: Mon., June 17, 2019

Spokane Public Schools are moving ahead with changes to teaching visual arts: Under the format for next year, students in all 34 elementary schools will spend most of their day in English, math, science and social studies, plus two 30-minute classes per week in physical education and music.

News >  Education

Special sendoff for Sacajawea’s ‘Queen of Rubber Thunder’ on last day of school

UPDATED: Thu., June 13, 2019

They could have played hooky. But on a beautiful Thursday morning, the kids at Sacajawea Middle School preferred to get sweaty in their old gymnasium and scream their guts out for three hours.

News >  Education

Spokane Public Schools enters agreement with nonprofit, approves plan for special-needs students

UPDATED: Wed., June 12, 2019

The $1.4 million contract with Excelsior Wellness Center is part of a complete overhaul of a system that serves hundreds of Spokane students with varying needs. Now they will be placed in 11 different programs, based on age and emotional need.

News >  Education

Mead schools work to find new homes for students displaced by budget cuts

UPDATED: Wed., June 12, 2019

Following an emotional round of budget cuts that led to the closure of two major programs, the Mead School District is attempting to point affected students in the right direction next year.

News >  Education

Spokane schools officials to outline district’s financial status for public

UPDATED: Tue., June 11, 2019

On Wednesday night, the public will get its last, best chance to offer input on next year’s Spokane Public Schools budget.

News >  Spokane

Lime plans scooter education event in Spokane

UPDATED: Tue., June 11, 2019

Lime is offering the Scoot Spokane First Ride Academy, which makes its debut at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in downtown Spokane.

News >  Education

Don’t let the kids take a summer break from learning

Tue., June 11, 2019

For too many young students, especially low-income kids, learning takes the summer off, and the results can be shocking.

News >  Education

From refugee camp in Nepal to Spokane, senior Nilam Karki of Rogers High knows challenges newcomers face

UPDATED: Thu., June 6, 2019

Nilam Karki is set to graduate with the Rogers High School class of 2019

News >  Education

With paint and a listening ear, Central Valley’s Marissa Kenney helps break stigma of depression

UPDATED: Mon., June 10, 2019

Marissa Kenney knew she had to do something, anything.

News >  Spokane

Ben Brooks faced deadly reality as he stepped onto bloody Omaha Beach

Thu., June 6, 2019

As his landing craft approached Omaha Beach on the morning of June 6, 1944, Ben Brooks could see bodies floating in the surf. “I thought they were dummies,” he said. Then reality sunk in.

News >  Spokane

Finding peace amid the horror of Normandy

UPDATED: Thu., June 6, 2019

On the afternoon of June 6, 1944, U.S. Army clerk Bill Luke took solace from the Bible he carried into the hell of Omaha Beach.

News >  Spokane

From Omaha to the Elbe, Bill Luke helped pave the way for the liberation of France

Thu., June 6, 2019

The bullets were still flying when Bill Luke reached the bloody sands of Omaha Beach on the afternoon of June 6, 1944. That hadn’t been part of the plan.

News >  Spokane

‘Join the Navy and see the world’ slogan landed Toppenish sailor aboard USS Nevada on D-Day

Thu., June 6, 2019

“Join the Navy and see the world,” the recruiting posters beckoned to Roger McCarthy in the summer of 1942. Two years later, on the morning of June 6, 1944, Roger McCarthy was in the English Channel aboard the battleship USS Nevada.

News >  Spokane

The war at home: How Spokane’s newspapers covered the Allied invasion of France

Thu., June 6, 2019

By the spring of 1944, the people of Spokane had grown accustomed to wartime news. Every day, the headlines screamed from the pages of The Spokesman-Review and the Spokane Daily Chronicle, and they were bellowed by newsboys at the corner of Riverside and Post. Everything changed on the morning of June 6.

News >  Spokane

Garfield Elementary rocket science program a launching pad for fun, learning

UPDATED: Tue., June 4, 2019

For the fifth-graders at Garfield Elementary School, the best part of rocket science was coming back to earth.

News >  Education

Spokane school board punts on issue of arming school officers

UPDATED: Tue., June 4, 2019

The Spokane Public Schools board of directors has moved into lame duck mode regarding one of the district’s most contentious issues: whether to arm campus resource officers.

News >  Education

Shadle student Andy Prochnow overcame skateboarding accident to graduate on time

Sun., June 2, 2019

After six weeks in a coma, Andy Prochnow couldn’t speak, suffered memory loss and had many broken bones. He has persevered, with the help of his school community, and graduates from Shadle Park High School this year.

News >  Education

Welcome to the modern high school: Professionals take on spike in teen challenges

Sun., June 2, 2019

In Spokane and elsewhere, there are more professionals than ever working in schools.

Sports >  Gonzaga women

Gonzaga women’s coach Lisa Fortier soaks up time at USA Basketball Junior National Team trials

UPDATED: Fri., May 31, 2019

Gonzaga women’s basketball coach Lisa Fortier still has a few things to learn about the international game.

News >  Education

Young women of a Rogers High club look to themselves, others for empowerment

Fri., May 31, 2019

On Tuesday morning at Rogers High School, messages of empowerment came from every corner of Room 209. Discussion of how Spokane may soon have a female mayor and what there is to learn from Michelle Obama’s “Becoming.” Mostly, though, empowerment came from the young women of the Strong Women Achieving Greatness club.