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Ballots must be postmarked or dropped off by 8 p.m. Tuesday.

Camas, Battle Ground, Woodland, Green Mountain school districts seek OK of levies in Tuesday election

Ballots must be postmarked or dropped off by 8 p.m. Tuesday.

February 10, 2024, 6:04am Clark County News

Tuesday is Election Day in Clark County, and voters will decide on a handful of schools funding measures in districts across the region. Read story

Gov. Jay Inslee, second from right, and his wife, Trudi, meet with local teachers, parents, administrators and staff in Vancouver to talk about special education challenges on Friday afternoon at Ogden Elementary School. Inslee said he planned to take stories about the staff&rsquo;s experience in special education with him to future conversations with state legislators about education funding challenges.

Inslee visits Vancouver elementary school, talks special education challenges with teachers, staff, parents

Gov. Jay Inslee, second from right, and his wife, Trudi, meet with local teachers, parents, administrators and staff in Vancouver to talk about special education challenges on Friday afternoon at Ogden Elementary School. Inslee said he planned to take stories about the staff&rsquo;s experience in special education with him to future conversations with state legislators about education funding challenges.

February 9, 2024, 6:01pm Clark County News

Rachel Wassner is a vocal parent. When her son began middle school, he started to slip. His school, Wassner said, couldn’t provide the depth of special education services he needed. It left him quiet, confused and lost. Read story

Former Ridgefield School District Superintendent Nathan McCann, seen here in 2019 (The Columbian files)

Former Ridgefield superintendent was highest-paid K-12 official in Washington last year

Former Ridgefield School District Superintendent Nathan McCann, seen here in 2019 (The Columbian files)

February 9, 2024, 12:48pm Clark County News

Former Ridgefield School District superintendent Nathan McCann was the highest-paid K-12 school official in Washington in the 2022-23 school year, according to data listed by Washington State Fiscal Information, a government accountability website. Read story

Graduate Zoe Minden, who earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and won the Chancellor's Award for Student Achievement, steadies a banner before the Washington State University Vancouver commencement ceremony begins in 2022.

Washington leads nation in need-based aid, still struggles to retain students

Graduate Zoe Minden, who earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and won the Chancellor's Award for Student Achievement, steadies a banner before the Washington State University Vancouver commencement ceremony begins in 2022.

February 7, 2024, 2:03pm Clark County News

Washington offers more need-based financial aid to undergraduate students than any other state in the country. Yet college enrollment is stagnant, students are struggling to fill out the application for federal assistance and millions of dollars in aid are being left unclaimed. Read story

A US Airforce soldier holds the Stars and Stripes flag during a ceremony at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the landing of allied forces on the shores of Anzio and Nettuno, in Nettuno, central Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024.

Schools in Washington are required to recite the Pledge of Allegiance daily. A new bill would make sure students actually understand what it means

A US Airforce soldier holds the Stars and Stripes flag during a ceremony at the Sicily-Rome American Cemetery to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of the landing of allied forces on the shores of Anzio and Nettuno, in Nettuno, central Italy, Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024.

February 5, 2024, 6:02am Editor's Choice

Across the nation, school children share the ritual of reciting the Pledge of Allegiance every morning before class as they have done for decades, likely as long as anyone alive today can remember. Read story

Rep. Monica Stonier, left, chats with Sybill Hyppolite, government affairs director for the Washington State Labor Council, as they share family photos at Latte Da Coffee House &amp; Wine Bar on Monday afternoon.

‘I’m an English teacher before I’m a legislator’: Stonier introduces bill to protect against book bans

Rep. Monica Stonier, left, chats with Sybill Hyppolite, government affairs director for the Washington State Labor Council, as they share family photos at Latte Da Coffee House &amp; Wine Bar on Monday afternoon.

February 3, 2024, 6:03am Clark County News Subscriber Exclusive

The American Library Association reported record levels of attempted book bans and challenges in 2022. Most of such attempted bans are happening in schools. Read story

The Washougal School District predicted big cuts to programs from athletics to arts if its operations and capital facilities and technology levies failed for a second time in 2023. Both passed in the April special election.

Washougal schools may cut 26 positions to address deficit

The Washougal School District predicted big cuts to programs from athletics to arts if its operations and capital facilities and technology levies failed for a second time in 2023. Both passed in the April special election.

February 3, 2024, 6:02am Clark County News

The Washougal School District has an initial proposal for how it might address an expected $3 million budget shortfall ahead of the 2024-25 school year. Read story

FILE - In this April 23, 2014 file photo, a man smokes an electronic cigarette in Chicago. Schools around the country are installing sensors and cameras to crack down on student vaping, and handing out harsh punishments for many who are caught. Schools have invested millions of dollars in the surveillance technology, including federal COVID-19 emergency relief money meant to help schools through the pandemic. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

Washington Legislature considers paying for vape detectors in schools, but do they deter vaping?

FILE - In this April 23, 2014 file photo, a man smokes an electronic cigarette in Chicago. Schools around the country are installing sensors and cameras to crack down on student vaping, and handing out harsh punishments for many who are caught. Schools have invested millions of dollars in the surveillance technology, including federal COVID-19 emergency relief money meant to help schools through the pandemic. (AP Photo/Nam Y.

February 3, 2024, 6:02am Health

Nearly every time Lewis and Clark junior Olive Pete uses the restroom for its intended purpose, a peer is in the next stall vaping, blowing clouds of nicotine-laced tutti frutti vapor. Read story