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The Battle Ground Public School board meets during a district meeting on Jan. 14.

Battle Ground mulls updated sex ed curriculum

The Battle Ground Public School board meets during a district meeting on Jan. 14.

October 13, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

Pending changes to Battle Ground Public School’s sexual health education curriculum have the parents of LGBTQ students optimistic about what a more inclusive curriculum will mean for their children. Read story

Roberto Ruiz, 4, left, shows off his cornhusk doll to Christian Knack, 9, right, during a potluck at the Cowlitz Indian Tribe building in Hazel Dell on Monday night. The Native American Parent Association of Southwest Washington is trying to revitalize a program for Native American students after area school districts stopped participating in the Title VI Native American Indian Education Program.

Parents work to replicate Native American Indian Education Program

Roberto Ruiz, 4, left, shows off his cornhusk doll to Christian Knack, 9, right, during a potluck at the Cowlitz Indian Tribe building in Hazel Dell on Monday night. The Native American Parent Association of Southwest Washington is trying to revitalize a program for Native American students after area school districts stopped participating in the Title VI Native American Indian Education Program.

October 9, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

When Robyn Bigback-Ruiz’s family settled in Vancouver when she was a child, they believed it meant better opportunities to grow up off reservation. But, Bigback-Ruiz, who is Northern Cheyenne and Apache, said that came with a cost: “We were taken off our homeland,” she said. Read story

Business program at WSUV seeks applicants

October 8, 2019, 6:01am Business

A business growth program from Washington State University Vancouver is seeking applications for the start of spring semester of 2020. Read story

Washington struggling to follow a law meant to help students in foster care

October 7, 2019, 8:47am Northwest

As families sent their children back to class last month, Education Lab and The Seattle Times reported on the reasons why school districts in Washington spend as much as $31.5 million on transportation for homeless students. Read story

Vancouver Public Schools Board of Directors candidates participate in a candidate forum put on by the Vancouver Council PTA 3.7 at Vancouver iTech Preparatory on Thursday evening. There are six candidates running for three seats on the school board.

War chests grow as Vancouver Public Schools races heat up

Vancouver Public Schools Board of Directors candidates participate in a candidate forum put on by the Vancouver Council PTA 3.7 at Vancouver iTech Preparatory on Thursday evening. There are six candidates running for three seats on the school board.

October 7, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

With less than a month before this year’s general election, the races for Vancouver school board are heating up. Read story

Cars are seen here in the parking lot of Henrietta Lacks Health and Bioscience High School on Monday morning. The magnet high school, located in central Vancouver, opened in 2013.

Off-campus parking drives Hela High neighbors to complain

Cars are seen here in the parking lot of Henrietta Lacks Health and Bioscience High School on Monday morning. The magnet high school, located in central Vancouver, opened in 2013.

October 5, 2019, 6:00am Clark County Life

You can provide busing for a high-school student, but you can’t make them ride. Read story

Students walk through Clark College&#039;s campus during finals week in March in Vancouver.

Clark College to collect ideas for new president

Students walk through Clark College&#039;s campus during finals week in March in Vancouver.

October 3, 2019, 7:36pm Clark County News

Clark College will collect public feedback on its presidential search at two open houses next week. Read story

Evergreen School Board District 4 candidate Divya Jain, left, and incumbent Rachael Rogers, right, met with The Columbian's Editorial Board in Vancouver on Tuesday morning. Rogers was appointed to fill the seat in February to replace Todd Yuzuriha.

Evergreen District 4 candidates focus on inclusion, community relationsvideo icon

Evergreen School Board District 4 candidate Divya Jain, left, and incumbent Rachael Rogers, right, met with The Columbian's Editorial Board in Vancouver on Tuesday morning. Rogers was appointed to fill the seat in February to replace Todd Yuzuriha.

October 3, 2019, 6:00am Clark County News

Evergreen Public Schools voters are faced with a choice between a candidate whose main mission is to promote positive relationships between the district and the community, and another who said she would champion inclusion for the district’s diverse student body. Read story