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Vancouver Public Schools superintendent Jeff Snell, left, details proposed budget cuts to the district March 12 during a Vancouver Public Schools board meeting at the Bates Center for Educational Leadership.

Despite early start, Vancouver schools, teachers union still negotiating as end of contract approaches

July 23, 2024, 6:09am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

At the end of August, the Vancouver Education Association’s contract will expire with Vancouver Public Schools. Southwest Washington’s second-largest teachers union hopes to reach a deal before then. Read story

A driver is turned around while trying to enter Clark College on May 14 following reports of a stabbing on campus. An internal review of the incident found that Clark College had several deficiencies in its campus emergency response system.

After stabbing at Clark College, internal review finds school’s emergency response system ineffective

July 23, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News

An internal review of the May 14 stabbing on Clark College’s campus found that many of the school’s emergency response systems were ineffective and that some staff were not adequately prepared for the situation. Read story

The Rooted School Vancouver is Clark County’s first free public charter school.

Vancouver’s first charter school: Program is Rooted in promise

July 20, 2024, 6:02am Clark County News

Vancouver’s first public charter school, Rooted Vancouver, opened its doors last fall with an ambitious goal: to see its students graduate with a local job offer in one hand and a college acceptance letter in the other. Read story

Titan VanCoug, Washington State University Vancouver’s resident corpse flower, blooms Friday, June 30, 2023, at WSU Vancouver. The rare plant's bloom is fading, but visitors can still stop by the campus to take a look. The corpse flower is expected to bloom again in August.

WSU Vancouver’s corpse flower almost ready to bloom — again

July 19, 2024, 2:48pm Clark County Life

Do you smell that? Read story

Treehouse, a Washington nonprofit that supports foster youth in Clark County, is launching its annual Back-to-School Campaign, to help collect enough supplies for foster youth.

Washington nonprofit gears up to help Clark County foster youth with school supples

July 19, 2024, 6:02am Clark County News

For many students immersed in summer fun, the first day of school is the furthest thing from their minds. But Washington nonprofit Treehouse is gearing up for another academic year of supporting foster youth. Read story

Schools

Despite early start, Vancouver schools, teachers union still negotiating as end of contract approaches

After stabbing at Clark College, internal review finds school’s emergency response system ineffective

Vancouver’s first charter school: Program is Rooted in promise

WSU Vancouver’s corpse flower almost ready to bloom — again

Washington nonprofit gears up to help Clark County foster youth with school supples

Share’s Summer Meal Program moves into apartment complexes to feed more Clark County children

Washington faces shortfall of qualified special education teachers, audit finds

Popular Clark County program Dozer Day expands nationally