POLL: Are you ready to send your kids back to school five days per week?
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Yakima Valley College expands Running Start program
YAKIMA, Wash. — Yakima Valley College has been selected as one of the few colleges in Washington state to participate in a summer Running Start program pilot. During the regular school year, Running Start allows high school students to take…
Toppenish Middle School hosts Astria Health's COVID-19 Vaccination Clinic
TOPPENISH, Wash. — Are you a healthcare or childcare worker in the Lower Valley looking to receive your COVID-19 vaccination? This weekend, you can visit the COVID-19 vaccination clinic set up at Toppenish Middle School to inoculate yourself against coronavirus.…
Coeur d’Alene Public Schools to move students to five days a week
COEUR d’ALENE, Idaho — Students in Coeur d’Alene will soon be walking school hallways five days a week. Last Thursday, the Coeur d’Alene school board voted to…
Connell superintendent becomes bus driver to help students and co-workers
CONNELL, Wash. - In a school district with about 2,100 students, when help is needed, people step up, including bus drivers. "Whether it's building our…
WSU launches fundraising challenge to pay for two new athletic buildings
PULLMAN, Wash. — The Washington State Cougar Athletic Program (WSU) has big goals to build two new buildings. The first is a new indoor practice facility. It would give sports like soccer, baseball and track and field a place to…
Gov. Inslee signs graduation waiver measure for students during emergencies
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a measure that would waive some graduation requirements for individual students during a state of emergency, like the current coronavirus pandemic. Inslee signed the bill Tuesday. The Senate passed the measure on…
Washington educators are now eligible to be vaccinated
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Earlier today, President Joe Biden assured the country that there would be enough vaccine doses to innoculate all American adults by the end of May. During that address, he urged state leaders to provide vaccinations for teachers,…
Yakima Valley College aids undocumented students with Beyond Dreaming Scholarship
YAKIMA, Wash. — The Beyond Dreaming Scholarship at Yakima Valley College has assisted undocumented students and DREAMers seeking higher education for the past five years. By empowering students with these circumstances to pursue an education, Yakima Valley College is expanding…
Stay Division I? Drop football? EWU weighing options for athletic department
CHENEY, Wash. — Major decisions await Eastern Washington University as it determines the future of its athletic department. EWU commissioned a report from The Pictor Group to determine the best direction for the department. The six-month review consisted of on-site…
Scholarship for veterans at CWU renamed after General James Mattis
ELLENSBURG, Wash. - A scholarship program intended to support military veterans at Central Washington University has a new name. According to the university, the US Marine Corps Support Group of Washington changed the name of its annual scholarship to honor…
Washington school finds unique ways to adapt to in-person learning
SEATTLE, Wash. - As more public school students return to in-person instruction, families are getting a better idea of what that really looks like while trying…
CWU sends letter to Inslee requesting staff be included in next vaccine phase
ELLENSBURG, Wash. - Washington state is currently in "Phase 1B, Tier 1" of it's coronavirus vaccination plan, and while the next stage does include K-12 teachers, educators and staff at universities were excluded. The next phase, "Phase 1B, Tier 2",…
Yakima teenager shot outside of Garfield Elementary School
YAKIMA, Wash. — According to the Yakima Police Department, a shooting occurred in the proximity of Garfield Elementary School on Wednesday afternoon. At 12:09 p.m., the Yakima Police Department tweeted that officers were responding to a shooting outside Garfield Elementary…
‘This can be done safely’: Gov. Inslee advocates for more in-person learning during visit to Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash.– Governor Jay Inslee is ready to get your kids back in a classroom. He was reassured of that after a Tuesday visit to Stevens Elementary in Spokane. “They teach lessons in these schools, and the lesson I’ve taken…
College Place school board approves $1.6 million land purchase for future school
COLLEGE PLACE, Wash. - The College Place School Board has decided to move forward with buying forty acres of land to build a future school. According to the College Place School District, school board members unanimously agreed Tuesday night to…
Bill advanced to ban Native American mascots at schools
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The use of Native American names, symbols and images would be banned from being used as school mascots, logos and team names at most public schools in Washington under a bill passed Tuesday by the state…
POLL: Do you support a tax on sugary drinks?
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Hermiston schools to offer on-site rapid COVID testing
HERMISTON, Oreg. — According to a statement released by the Hermiston School District's communications team, schools under their jurisdiction will offer on-site rapid COVID-19 testing. This will be for students, teachers, faculty, or staff exhibiting telltale signs of coronavirus infection…
Hanford High School mourns loss of second student who died by suicide
RICHLAND, Wash. — The community at Hanford High School was stunned following the news that a student died by suicide on Sunday. This is the second death of a Richland School District student by suicide since the start of 2021.…
POLL: Do you support putting children back in schools in the Summer instead of the Spring?
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Washington senator suggests eliminating schoolchildren's summer vacation
OLYMPIA, Wash. — The ranking Republican member on the Senate’s Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee, a Washington senator from the state's 12th congressional district, suggests swapping summer vacation and spring break in schools throughout the state this year. Rep.…
Richland librarian set to retire after 41 years
RICHLAND, Wash. – Branch Manager Tom Moak of the Mid-Columbia Libraries’ West Richland Branch is preparing to step away from his position after 41 years as a local librarian. According to a press release issued by the Mid-Columbia Libraries, Moak…
WSU Tri-Cities psychology class partners with nonprofit camp program
RICHLAND, Wash. — Students from the 'Statistics in Psychology' class at WSU Tri-Cities are putting their skills to use for a good cause: A nonprofit camp for children with serious medical conditions. According to a release from WSU Tri-Cities, students…
