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Third-graders eat lunch in a crowded classroom at Pleasant Valley Primary. The southern part of the Battle Ground school district faces growth as hundreds of homes are slated for construction and sale in the coming months.

Growth squeezes Battle Ground schools

Third-graders eat lunch in a crowded classroom at Pleasant Valley Primary. The southern part of the Battle Ground school district faces growth as hundreds of homes are slated for construction and sale in the coming months.

April 4, 2017, 6:43pm Clark County News

As growth encroaches on the southern part of the district, Battle Ground Public Schools faces a potentially booming student population in facilities already stretched beyond their intended capacity. Read story

Cost won’t keep any Washington student from taking IB, AP exams

April 4, 2017, 9:15am Latest News

Teacher David Quinn worried for months that some of his students might not be able to pay to take the exams they must pass to earn the rigorous International Baccalaureate diploma. Read story

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., addresses an audience during a rally Friday in Boston.

Bernie Sanders, Pramila Jayapal introduce bill to make college free for many

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., addresses an audience during a rally Friday in Boston.

April 4, 2017, 9:14am Northwest

U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., has teamed with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., to introduce a bill that would make four-year public college free for families making less than $125,000, and make community college free for all. Read story

Event to honor military-bound students

April 4, 2017, 6:04am Clark County News

Evergreen Public Schools will host the sixth annual "Our Community Salutes" event this month, honoring high school seniors planning to join the military after graduation. Read story

U.S. Rep.

Herrera Beutler sponsored bill targets chronic school absenteeism

U.S. Rep.

April 3, 2017, 7:37pm Clark County News

U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler is championing legislation she hopes will result in students spending more time in the classroom by giving local schools flexibility to tackle chronic absenteeism. Read story

Census tracts in Clark County are shaded here by the percentage of radon tests showing elevated results (4 or more picocuries per liter) This data is from test results collected by the Washington State Department of Health from 1989 to 2006.

Radon common where two districts’ schools located

Census tracts in Clark County are shaded here by the percentage of radon tests showing elevated results (4 or more picocuries per liter) This data is from test results collected by the Washington State Department of Health from 1989 to 2006.

April 3, 2017, 7:33pm Clark County News

Most Evergreen Public Schools and Vancouver Public Schools campuses are located in parts of the county more likely to test positive for elevated levels of the radioactive gas radon, a Columbian analysis shows. Read story

Washougal School District&#039;s board announced the hiring of two new associate principals at Washougal High School, from left, Gary McGarvie and Mark Castle.

Two hired for Washougal High School administrative positions

Washougal School District&#039;s board announced the hiring of two new associate principals at Washougal High School, from left, Gary McGarvie and Mark Castle.

April 2, 2017, 8:32pm Clark County News

Washougal High School will have two new associate principals next year, both coming from the Evergreen School District. Read story

Gateway to Adult Transition Education program member Brayden Oh, left, works with special education teacher Mark Shellenberger as they organize comics at I Like Comics on Thursday morning. The program helps students with developmental disabilities gain job skills and connect with social services.

Program teaches adult living skills

Gateway to Adult Transition Education program member Brayden Oh, left, works with special education teacher Mark Shellenberger as they organize comics at I Like Comics on Thursday morning. The program helps students with developmental disabilities gain job skills and connect with social services.

March 31, 2017, 9:20pm Clark County News

Toward the back of I Like Comics on Thursday, 21-year-old Kortney Montgomery is stuffing cardboard slips into plastic comic book envelopes. Read story