The Washington Supreme Court is holding state legislators in contempt for failing to make progress on the way that the state pays for public education. McCleary decision came down in 2012, in it the Court requiring lawmakers to increase funding…
The Richland School District invites you to nominate names for the new elementary school which is being built near Brantingham Road and Gala Way in south Richland. The new school will open in August 2015. According to District policy, "District…
The court said in an order issued Thursday it would hold off on punishing the Legislature until after the 2015 session. If lawmakers do not complete their plan for fixing the way the state pays for public schools by the…
SEATTLE (AP) -- The state actuary says Washington's prepaid tuition program has completely recovered from the recession. Actuary Matt Smith credits two years without tuition increases for helping the Guaranteed Education Tuition program get back to being fully funded. He…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- A group pushing for increased funding for Washington public schools plans a rally Wednesday in Olympia before the state Supreme Court hears why lawmakers haven't done more. The group, Stand Up 4 Education, says members will…
More than 90 percent of 12th graders in the Class of 2014 passed all of their assessment graduation requirements and younger grades had ups and downs, according to the official score release for the 2014 administration of Washington's state tests.…
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) -- Washington state has been awarded a $170,000 grant to support science, technology, engineering and math education. Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday announced the grant award from the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices. The grant…
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn announces the release of about $213 million in capital construction money to school districts throughout the state including nearly $30 million to the Richland School District. The district will be using the money…
NEW YORK (AP) -- Starbucks is announcing a new program to help its baristas earn an online degree. The company is partnering with Arizona State University to make the program available to 135,000 U.S. employees who work at least 20…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- About three-quarters of Oregon teachers said in a survey that class sizes are too large for them to meet the needs of all students. The survey of 19,000 Oregon educators was backed by the state Department…
PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) -- Washington State University officials plan to discipline a sorority for an incident last weekend in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, that involved students urinating in a city park in front of families. The Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority will…
SEATTLE (AP) -- A national report shows tuition at Washington's public universities increased more during the recession than in any state except Arizona. But Washington still doesn't approach the highest public university tuition in the nation. According to the College…
State School Superintendent Randy Dorn and State Board of Education Chair Dr. Kristina Mayer announced that Pasco School District elementary schools Chess, McGee, and Angelou are 2013 Washington Achievement Award winners.These schools are among a total of 413 schools in…
On April 21, Pasco's Dutch Bros Coffee will donate $1 from every drink sold at their 6609 Burden Blvd. location to support the Pasco High School DECA community service project "It's a Teen Thing II."The project will benefit My Friends'…
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- The State Board of Higher Education has named Jay Kenton the interim president of Eastern Oregon University. Kenton recently announced his retirement as vice chancellor of finance and administration for the Oregon University System. He succeeds…
WENATCHEE, Wash. (AP) -- The Wenatchee High School teacher who was fired after a student drowned in the school pool will return to work next term. The school board decided Wednesday not to appeal a court order to rehire Ed…
Kiplinger names Richland one of the top 10 best places to raise your children, nationwide. The company used a two-step approach to come up with the list. It looked for metropolitan areas with high household incomes relative to living costs,…
The Pasco School District set boundary changes tonight affecting elementary schools in the west side of the district because of the addition of Rosalind Franklin Elementary. The new boundary includes a pan handle of some students in the northwest corner…
