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Washington Legislature to again consider free school lunches for all students, could this be the year?

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 10, 2025

A recurring effort since the COVID-19 pandemic, free hot lunches could soon become a reality for every public school student in Washington.

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Lind-Ritzville schools discussing four-day school week

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 8, 2025

Jan. 8—RITZVILLE — Lind-Ritzville Cooperative Schools is considering switching to a four-day school week instead of its current five-day week. LRCS will host a coffee with Superintendent Don Vanderholm on Jan. 10 from 8 to 9 a.m. at the WSU extension office in Ritzville. The meeting will have opportunities to discuss the potential four-day school week along with other matters of the school ...

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Gonzaga Prep receives nearly $600,000 for new student support center, classrooms

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 7, 2025

Gonzaga Prep received a $594,000 grant from a national education nonprofit to fund construction of a new student support center and three modern classrooms.

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Special education students launch first newspaper at Evergreen Elementary

Mon., Jan. 6, 2025

Just before winter break, an excited buzz filled the newsroom (aka the resource classroom) at Evergreen Elementary School as paraeducator Chad Thayer revealed the logo he and the Evergreen Student Voice staff developed together.

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Difference Makers: Hometown heroes from LC save their coach’s life with CPR

Sun., Dec. 29, 2024

Brody Graham kneeled over his nonbreathing and bloodied track coach Mike Hadway, desperately performing CPR.

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Judge-elect in Lake County faces criminal drug charges, bows out of taking oath

UPDATED: Fri., Dec. 27, 2024

A recently elected judge for district court in Lake and Sanders counties will not take the oath of office in order to focus on defending himself from criminal drug charges.

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Difference Makers: Middle Schools Salk and Flett, trailblazers for school phone bans

Fri., Dec. 27, 2024

Spokane Public Schools is on the cutting edge of school cellphone policy reform in Washington. But before the district issued a sweeping limitation on cellphone use in its 57 schools, staff at two of them blazed the trail.

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LC senior named finalist in nationwide academic honor

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 19, 2024

A Lewis and Clark High School senior was selected as one of the top 650 academically inclined seniors in the United States and a finalist for “one of the nation’s highest honors” in high school academia.

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Spokane Public Schools to sell or lease up to seven buildings after U-District purchase

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 19, 2024

Spokane Public Schools plans to shrink its empire by as many as seven properties while purchasing space in the University District in a bid to consolidate buildings.

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Kelso students may be allowed to carry overdose-reversal medication

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 18, 2024

Following changes to state law, the Kelso School Board is considering updates to two policies that would expand access to allergy and opioid overdose reversal medication in schools. Both policies came up for first reading Monday. The board is scheduled to make a final vote at their next meeting Jan. 13. Stay up to date on Lower Columbia news, wherever you go Access the latest Lower Columbia ...

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Spokane Public Schools poised to buy new administration building, school space from Community Colleges of Spokane Foundation

UPDATED: Tue., Dec. 17, 2024

Spokane Public Schools may pay $12.2 million for a University District building to relocate central administration from the district-owned downtown office. The U-District space also may become the new home of the Community School.

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This year’s FAFSA promised to be ‘much more pleasant process’ for applicants, quicker and expanded eligibility for aid

Mon., Dec. 16, 2024

It may be FAFSA’s year.

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Nikki Otero Lockwood will carry on as Spokane Public Schools’ board president as board selects leadership

UPDATED: Wed., Dec. 4, 2024

Nikki Otero Lockwood will remain at the helm of Spokane Public Schools’ board, the board voted as they decided internal leadership Wednesday night.

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Mead football coach fired over mishandling of player misconduct that led to lawsuits

UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 5, 2024

Mead High School head football coach Keith Stamps was fired for failing to properly investigate and report player misconduct, “fueling a media firestorm, lawsuits, and calling into question the community’s trust” in the Mead School District, according to a letter Tuesday about the termination District Superintendent Travis Hanson sent to Stamps.

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Women of the Year: From help with financial aid to racist remarks, Shadle Park counselor April Eberhardt ensures kids have ‘the respect of being listened to’

UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 2, 2024

April Eberhardt’s cell phone started to ring.

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Gonzaga Prep ‘sets Spokane on fire’ with annual holiday food drive, raising over 150,000 pounds for the holidays

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 27, 2024

Though little class time is scheduled at Gonzaga Prep the day before Thanksgiving, Wednesday morning is abuzz with energy from the zealous chaos in the school’s halls and the active parking lot.

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They’re now confident, self-assured and opinionated, but Spokane Public Schools’ new student advisers had far to get there

UPDATED: Sun., Nov. 24, 2024

Promptly after assuming their seats on Spokane Public Schools board, new student advisers wasted no time sharing their opinions .

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Ferris High School to get the fourth miniature health clinic inside a Spokane school

UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 25, 2024

Ferris High School will be the fourth Spokane high school to get its own school-based health center on campus, the school board decided Wednesday.

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Spokane Public Schools, Parks and Recreation to study partnership in future tax proposals

UPDATED: Wed., Nov. 20, 2024

Each with potential property tax proposals on the horizon, Spokane Public Schools and the city Parks and Recreation Department have launched a study to see how the two could partner moving forward.

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Spokane Public Schools sees uptick in homeless students as district launches annual gift card drive

Wed., Nov. 20, 2024

Spokane Public Schools is dealing with a surge of homeless students that mirrors what is happening on the streets of downtown Spokane.

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