Kittitas County Incident Management Team recommends virtual learning for fall
KITTITAS COUNTY, Wash. - The Kittitas County Incident Management Team is recommending local schools stick to online learning come fall. They say the recommendation is based on current rates of COVID-19 in Kittitas County. The county has seen over 200…
Most Pasco School District students will start classes online this fall
The Pasco School District Board of Directors approved reopening schools this fall resulting in a blended learning format, with the majority of students learning remotely with at-risk students given the option of small group in-person learning. The school board met…
WATCH LIVE: Pasco school board meeting to discuss reopening plans
PASCO, Wash. -- The Pasco School District Board of Directors will discuss fall reopening plans with the first day of classes less than one month away. A regularly scheduled board meeting was held July 28 and the board intended to…
EWU President to step down, university’s provost appointed interim president
CHENEY, Wash. — Eastern Washington University’s Mary Cullinan announced she will step down from her role as university president. Cullinan made the announcement in a Board Meeting Tuesday morning. In June, Eastern Washington University…
Finley School District to start school year remotely
FINLEY, Wash. -- The Finley School District announced Monday that it will start the upcoming school year 100% online. The updated guidance Finley and other school systems received from the Benton-Franklin Health District states that current county transmission rates are…
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Just Joel's school fundraiser goes beyond $25k
KENNEWICK, Wash. --- "Beats by Joel" has now raised over $25,000 with less than 400 donors to buy local students headphones who are having to distance learn because of the virus. Just Joel's owner Joel Watson started the fundraiser just…
Kennewick schools to begin school year remotely due to virus
KENNEWICK, Wash. -- The Kennewick School Board has decided that schools will begin classes remotely in September due to the coronavirus pandemic. The board voted Wednesday to adopt two recommendations from Superintendent Traci Pierce. The first recommendation involves three learning…
WATCH HERE: Kennewick schools reopening update
The Kennewick School District is meeting Wednesday evening to give parents and teachers an update on fall reopening planning. The public is able to watch and their voices will be heard through the results of a fall-reopening survey, set to…
Richland School District votes to start fall semester virtually
RICHLAND, Wash. - The Richland School Board voted Tuesday night to have fall classes start entirely online. The majority of the board came to the decision based on information provided by the Benton-Franklin Health District. In regards to what Richland…
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Gov. Brown releases new metrics for reopening Oregon schools
SALEM, Ore. -- As COVID-19 cases in Oregon reach over 17,000, state health and education officials are trying to figure out how to safely educate students in the fall. On Tuesday, Governor Kate…
2 cases of COVID-19 force local Boys & Girls Clubs locations to close
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Benton and Franklin Counties are temporarily closing two club locations due to two cases of COVID-19 found…
WATCH HERE: Tri-Cities schools address fall reopening
It's a big day for many of the local school leaders in charge of your child or young adult's fall future. Pasco Schools staff is sharing details of potential reopening plans with the board of directors after many meetings and…
Implementation of new sex ed curriculum postponed, referendum to be on November ballot
OLYMPIA, Wash. — Schools across Washington state have been directed to postpone implementation of the new comprehensive sexual education plan. Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal made the announcement in a memo sent last week after a group who opposes the plan…
WSU moves all fall instruction online due to COVID-19
PULLMAN, Wash. — Washington State University is shifting all school instruction online for the fall. WSU President Kirk Schulz made the announcement on Thursday, saying that all undergraduate courses will be “delivered at a distance and will be completed remotely,” with exceptions…
Seattle, other King County school districts to resume full-time remote learning in the fall
SEATTLE, Wash. -- At least eight public school districts in King County - including Seattle Public Schools - will resume full-time remote learning when school starts. Seattle, Kent, Auburn, Bellevue, Highline, Federal Way, Northshore and Renton school districts have all…
Heritage University to partially reopen campus in the fall
TOPPENISH, Wash. -- Heritage University will partially reopen its Toppenish campus for classes in the fall, university president Dr. Andrew Sund announced Wednesday. Sund said two developments that factored into the decision to reopen campus were: 1) Gov. Jay Inslee's…
