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Bill Oman returns to Vancouver Public Schools

May 25, 2021, 6:00am Clark County News

Bill Oman, currently the senior director of secondary education in Evergreen Public Schools, has been named Vancouver Public Schools’ executive director of learning improvement of schools and programs. Oman will help fill an opening following two recent resignations by Deputy Superintendent Mike Stromme, who earlier this month was named interim… Read story

Hudson's Bay High School senior Owen Lazaro-Colin learned professional video production skills this year through the Vancouver Public Schools Game Time internship. "That, for me, kind of fills in the senior experience," he said.

Clark County students ‘push their limit,’ transform crisis into opportunities

Hudson's Bay High School senior Owen Lazaro-Colin learned professional video production skills this year through the Vancouver Public Schools Game Time internship. "That, for me, kind of fills in the senior experience," he said.

May 23, 2021, 6:02am Clark County Life

Mountain View High School senior Diego Inzunza has played trombone with his school band since fifth grade. In his freshman and sophomore years, he watched upperclass leaders proudly carry the band’s banner and conduct special performances, attend music festivals and organize student socials. He eagerly awaited his turn to contribute. Read story

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Washington’s public universities will no longer require the SAT or ACT. Will admissions become more equitable?

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May 23, 2021, 6:00am Latest News

For 18-year-old Enrique Mora, a strong SAT score was supposed to be among the high-stakes barometers that would help determine how he’d spend life after high school. Read story

RIDGEFIELD: Annabel Berrian smells mint still growing from last year's garden.

Ridgefield students learn value of community garden

RIDGEFIELD: Annabel Berrian smells mint still growing from last year's garden.

May 22, 2021, 6:04am Community

First graders in Brigid Taylor’s class at Union Ridge Elementary School are managing a garden plot filled with seeds they planted in science class. Read story

Camas DECA students place in international competition

May 22, 2021, 6:04am Community

Camas High School DECA members recently were recognized at the organization’s Virtual International Career Development Conference. Read story

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2021, file photo, hand sanitizer, wipes, and surgical masks rest on a desk in a fourth-grade classroom at Elk Ridge Elementary School in Buckley. Washington State authorities said Thursday, May 13, 2021, all schools in the state must provide full-time, in-person education for students for the 2021-22 school year and that students and staff will still be required to wear masks as a COVID-19 mitigation effort. (AP Photo/Ted S.

Anti-mask protesters cause disturbance outside Vancouver elementary school

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2021, file photo, hand sanitizer, wipes, and surgical masks rest on a desk in a fourth-grade classroom at Elk Ridge Elementary School in Buckley. Washington State authorities said Thursday, May 13, 2021, all schools in the state must provide full-time, in-person education for students for the 2021-22 school year and that students and staff will still be required to wear masks as a COVID-19 mitigation effort. (AP Photo/Ted S.

May 21, 2021, 12:57pm Clark County Health

A group of anti-mask protesters caused a disturbance outside Harney Elementary School on Friday morning, harassing students and staff as they arrived at the school, according to Vancouver Public Schools.  Read story

Teachers Taylor Seidel, left, and Stephanie Alves deLima have a conversation inside Northrop Primary School at the Washington School for the Deaf. Northrop -- soon to become the oldest building on the campus -- has earned a spot on the National Register of Historic Places and the Washington Heritage Register.

Building at Washington School for the Deaf to be listed on historic register

Teachers Taylor Seidel, left, and Stephanie Alves deLima have a conversation inside Northrop Primary School at the Washington School for the Deaf. Northrop -- soon to become the oldest building on the campus -- has earned a spot on the National Register of Historic Places and the Washington Heritage Register.

May 20, 2021, 6:04am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

The character and charm seen throughout the campus of the Washington School for the Deaf are evident in what will soon be its oldest academic building. Read story

Vancouver Public Schools was dinged in an 2019-2020 audit for the contractor chosen for work at Hough Elementary School in West Vancouver.

State auditor: Vancouver Public Schools in violation of bidding, procurement laws

Vancouver Public Schools was dinged in an 2019-2020 audit for the contractor chosen for work at Hough Elementary School in West Vancouver.

May 19, 2021, 6:05am Clark County News

Vancouver Public Schools was the subject of two findings by the Washington State Auditor’s Office for lacking adequate controls to ensure compliance with state procurement laws on public works projects and competitive bidding for contractors during the 2019-20 school year. Read story