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Security footage from Wy'East Middle School captured an altercation between students. The student's mother said the school tried to downplay the event despite the video.

Evergreen parent circulates video, saying it shows bullying at Wy’East Middle

Security footage from Wy'East Middle School captured an altercation between students. The student's mother said the school tried to downplay the event despite the video.

May 7, 2024, 6:09am Clark County News

A Vancouver mother is circulating a video on Facebook that she says is evidence of bullying that left her son with a head injury. Read story

A phone holder hangs in a classroom at Delta High School, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in Delta, Utah. At the rural Utah school, there is a strict policy requiring students to check their phones at the door when entering every class. Each of the school&rsquo;s 30 or so classrooms has a cellphone storage unit that looks like an over-the-door shoe bag with three dozen smartphone-sized slots.

Should Washington’s public schools ban students from using cellphones?

A phone holder hangs in a classroom at Delta High School, Friday, Feb. 23, 2024, in Delta, Utah. At the rural Utah school, there is a strict policy requiring students to check their phones at the door when entering every class. Each of the school&rsquo;s 30 or so classrooms has a cellphone storage unit that looks like an over-the-door shoe bag with three dozen smartphone-sized slots.

May 6, 2024, 8:57am Latest News

Smartphones gripping people’s attention isn’t anything new. But following the pandemic, Kris Hagel recalls seeing a troubling rise in public school students distracted by their phones during class. Read story

People gather near a student encampment on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, Friday, May 3, 2024, to protest the Israel-Hamas war.

University of Washington rejects protesters’ calls to cut Boeing ties

People gather near a student encampment on the campus of George Washington University in Washington, Friday, May 3, 2024, to protest the Israel-Hamas war.

May 6, 2024, 7:37am Latest News

University of Washington President Ana Mari Cauce minced no words in February when student protesters demanded that the university cut ties with Boeing. Read story

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal

Pandemic still at forefront of WA state schools superintendent race

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal

May 5, 2024, 6:02am Election

The last time Washingtonians elected a state schools leader was in 2020, when most school buildings were empty because of the pandemic. Read story

Incoming WSU President Kirk Schulz speaks to faculty and students as he visits WSU Vancouver Monday April 4, 2016. Shultz is touring a branch campuses around the state.

Challenges loom as higher education in Eastern Washington sees seismic shakeups

Incoming WSU President Kirk Schulz speaks to faculty and students as he visits WSU Vancouver Monday April 4, 2016. Shultz is touring a branch campuses around the state.

May 5, 2024, 6:00am Business

Higher education in Eastern Washington will look a little different next year. Read story

From left: Cascadia Tech Academy student Hannah Freimuth, 18, has her height and weight measured by classmate Leslie Vega, 17, as Unzila Alauddin, 17, takes the blood pressure of fellow student Mia Yanez, 18, on Friday afternoon. The medical assisting program at Cascadia Tech Academy allows students to gain clinical experience at local clinics and hospitals.

Vancouver’s Cascadia Tech lets students start medical careers straight out of high school

From left: Cascadia Tech Academy student Hannah Freimuth, 18, has her height and weight measured by classmate Leslie Vega, 17, as Unzila Alauddin, 17, takes the blood pressure of fellow student Mia Yanez, 18, on Friday afternoon. The medical assisting program at Cascadia Tech Academy allows students to gain clinical experience at local clinics and hospitals.

May 4, 2024, 6:02am Clark County Health

Seven students at Cascadia Tech Academy in Vancouver are among the first in the state eligible to become certified medical assistants right out of high school. Read story

A small group of pro-Palestinian student protestors led daily marches and rallies at Washington State University Vancouver throughout this week, calling for an end to violence in Gaza. Protestors paused the march at one point outside of the Dengerink Administration Building to deliver direct criticism to the office of the Chancellor.

WSU Vancouver students peacefully protest war in Gaza, want school to divest from ties to Israel

A small group of pro-Palestinian student protestors led daily marches and rallies at Washington State University Vancouver throughout this week, calling for an end to violence in Gaza. Protestors paused the march at one point outside of the Dengerink Administration Building to deliver direct criticism to the office of the Chancellor.

May 3, 2024, 3:50pm Clark County News

A small group of students at Washington State University Vancouver this week joined nationwide student protests calling for a ceasefire in Gaza and asking university leaders to divest from companies with financial ties to Israel. Read story

(The Columbian files)

Homelessness on the rise among Washington’s K-12 students

(The Columbian files)

May 3, 2024, 6:05am Latest News

The number of students in Washington’s school system experiencing homelessness climbed last year, a new report finds. Read story