Schools

CREDC, WSUV to host ‘future of tech’ event

November 1, 2018, 8:06pm Business

The Columbia River Economic Development Council is teaming up with Washington State University Vancouver's Business Growth Mentor and Analysis Program to host Grow Clark County: Reimagining the Future of Tech, a panel discussion focusing on the current and future impact of technologies such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality and machine… Read story

Talk at WSUV will address misconceptions about Muslim women

November 1, 2018, 6:05am Churches & Religion

There are many misconceptions about Muslim women: They don’t have a right to an education, aren’t allowed to earn money or get inheritances or choose whom they marry — the list goes on. Read story

Washington voters don’t think schools prepare kids for careers. The state is trying to change that.

October 31, 2018, 10:34am Northwest

Four out of five voters say Washington state’s high schools and colleges are failing to teach students real-world skills, or truly prepare them for the workplace, according to a recent state poll. Read story

Terri Sadowski, left, and Merritt Hitzeman-Anzjon, right, both paraeducators at Hudson's Bay High School, pick up signs reading, “I Support Classified Staff," before a Vancouver Association of Educational Support Professionals general membership meeting at Roosevelt Elementary School in Vancouver on Tuesday. Vancouver Public Schools announced it was requesting guidance from professional mediators in negotiations with the union.

Vancouver Public Schools requests help from state mediator

October 30, 2018, 7:24pm Clark County News

Vancouver Public Schools on Tuesday requested help from a state mediator to help in stalled contract negotiations with one of its classified employee unions. Read story

Chief Operating Officer Mike Merlino, at right, updates Evergreen school board members on the district’s budget on Tuesday. The school board a year ago adopted Coherent Governance, a program it says will streamline board meetings and improve government functioning. So far the district has spent more than $70,000 on costs related to the program.

Evergreen Public Schools sees value in $50,000 program

October 28, 2018, 6:00am Clark County News

Since 2017, Evergreen Public Schools has spent more than $50,000 on a “governing system” it claims will streamline its board meetings and improve government functioning. So far the tab has included thousands of dollars for travel to “Wisdom Sharing” conferences in Colorado and California, featuring stays in deluxe hotels and… Read story

Onstage, politics — and other battles in high school productions

Brothers John Thoreau (Sam Elkoshairi), left, and Henry David Thoreau (Caleb Stenberg) share high-minded principles but still get into conflict. Behind them are Alexa Vermaas as Lydian Emerson (Ralph Waldo’s wife), Jacob Denley as a farmer; and Taylor Huston-Allen as a woman.

During these deeply divided times, it’s good to be reminded that fiercely independent thought, conscientious protest and civil disobedience — with the potential reward of time behind bars — are as American as apple pie with corn syrup and Cool Whip. Read story