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Washington State Board of Education members voted unanimously to approve a set of emergency rules giving school districts power to waive seniors' required course credits, including those for elective classes and core classes such as math and English. The new rules are effective immediately and apply to public school districts, as well as private, charter and tribal compact schools.

Washington high school seniors will get a pass on certain graduation requirements

April 9, 2020, 8:48am Latest News Free

Washington’s high school seniors don’t need to panic: Those who are on track to graduate this spring will get a pass from certain graduation requirements, state education officials ruled Wednesday. Read story

Washington speech and debate tournaments latest casualties of the coronavirus

April 9, 2020, 8:43am Northwest

Following a lengthy postponement and attempt to reschedule, the Washington state speech and debate tournaments were both officially canceled Wednesday. Read story

As schools are moving their classes online due to the spread of the coronavirus, hackers are taking advantage of the video platform to post obscene content.

Clark County educators adjust use of Zoom after hacking

April 9, 2020, 6:01am Clark County News

High-profile incidents of Zoom hacking are prompting area educators to lock down the teleconference platform to protect users. Read story

Woodland selects new high school principal

April 8, 2020, 6:03am Clark County News

Woodland Public Schools selected Phillip Pearson as its new high school principal. Read story

Spanish-language teacher Melisa Troche leads a Zoom video call with her students in Vancouver on Monday. Troche led students through a craft activity to make bunnies in celebration of the spring season. "After not having seen my students for several weeks, today's purpose or goal was to be able to connect with them in a fun way instead of trying to teach a lesson," she said.

Distance learning reunites classmates, teachers in Clark County

April 6, 2020, 7:59pm Clark County News

The news of extended school closures hit hard in Clark County, where many teachers were beginning distance learning for the first time Monday. Read story

Inslee: Washington schools closed through end of the year

Gov. Jay Inslee discusses the deployment of a field hospital at CenturyLink Field Event Center on Saturday, March 28, 2020, in Seattle, Wash. This field hospital is expected to create at least 150 hospital beds for non-COVID-19 cases.

April 6, 2020, 2:43pm Editor's Choice Free

Schools in Washington state will remain physically closed for the remainder of the school year while more than 1.2 million public and private K-12 students continue distance learning at least until mid-June due to the coronavirus outbreak, officials said Monday. Read story