The Columbian

Kindergartner Tiffany Chang briefly drops her mask to enjoy a socially-distanced snack after recess at Eisenhower Elementary School in May. All students and staff will need to wear masks when the school year starts.

Clark County school districts, businesses take Inslee’s mask announcement in stride

July 29, 2021, 6:02am Business Free

Students and staff in K-12 schools statewide will continue to be legally required to wear masks as protection from COVID-19 under a mandate announced Wednesday by Gov. Jay Inslee. Read story

Three-year-old Michael Heinrich enjoys his shaved ice while his mother, Sarah Heinrich, reads to him at the Camas Book MoBus event Wednesday at Helen Baller Elementary School in Camas.

MoBus delivers joy of reading in Camas School District

July 28, 2021, 5:05pm Clark County News

The Camas School District’s Book MoBus was first launched in 2019 by teacher Jennifer Scott as a way to encourage summer reading. Read story

In this Wednesday, March 24, 2021 image from video provided by Duke Health, Alejandra Gerardo, 9, looks up to her mom, Dr. Susanna Naggie, as she gets the first of two Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations during a clinical trial for children at Duke Health in Durham, N.C. In the U.S. and abroad, researchers are beginning to test younger and younger kids, to make sure the shots are safe and work for each age.

In most Washington counties, fewer than a third of eligible kids are vaccinated against COVID-19

July 28, 2021, 7:42am Health

A majority of Washington's eligible schoolchildren still aren't vaccinated against COVID-19, state data shows, and experts warn that we've reached a critical moment: in most corners of the state, school starts in about five weeks. Read story

Battle Ground schools delay changes to sexual education curriculum

July 28, 2021, 6:03am Clark County Health

for now — on the approval of Battle Ground Public Schools’ new middle school sexual health education curriculum. Read story

A sign for Vancouver Public Schools Administrative Services outside VPS offices.

Two Vancouver Public Schools board positions up for election

July 27, 2021, 6:00am Clark County News

Advancing equity work and addressing pandemic recovery is, in part, what has the Vancouver Public Schools board’s longest-serving director believing the district’s brightest days are ahead. Read story

Schools

Clark County school districts, businesses take Inslee’s mask announcement in stride

MoBus delivers joy of reading in Camas School District

In most Washington counties, fewer than a third of eligible kids are vaccinated against COVID-19

Battle Ground schools delay changes to sexual education curriculum

Two Vancouver Public Schools board positions up for election

Rumble at the River 7-on-7 tournament showcases a different kind of football

YouTube pulls coverage of Vancouver Public Schools board

Clark College urges, won’t require vaccine for students, staff