Schools

Motorists traveling on South Hillhurst Road pass a sign advertising the upcoming Ridgefield school bond Thursday afternoon. The district is asking voters to approve a $107 million bond that would build new schools and improve existing campuses.

Proposed law would lower WA school bond election threshold to 55%

January 16, 2024, 4:40pm Latest News

During the 2023 election cycle in Washington, 20 school bond measures went on ballots in local elections. Of them, only two met the 60% threshold of votes needed to pass. Another six failed bonds pulled in at least 55% of the vote. Eight more that failed were supported by at… Read story

Vancouver's Seton Catholic Prep is set to shift to a four-day instructional week in the 2024-25 school year, a significant overhaul to the private school's bell schedule.

Seton Catholic Prep set to shift to 4-day school week

January 16, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News

Vancouver’s Seton Catholic Prep is set to shift to a four-day instructional week in the 2024-25 school year, a significant overhaul to the private school’s bell schedule. Read story

Discovery High School is Camas' project-based learning high school. Enrollment in alternative schools has been growing in the district.

Camas school board hears update on ‘choice schools’ after budget cuts, school mergers

January 16, 2024, 6:07am Clark County News

Nine months ago, Camas students, staff and families flooded Camas school board meetings to support their “choice schools” in the wake of the district’s announced budget cuts. Read story

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez visits students at Fort Vancouver High School

January 13, 2024, 5:55am Clark County Politics

On Jan. 3, U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, visited Vancouver Public Schools’ Fort Vancouver High School as part of her continued work to support Career and Technical Education programs. Read story

A student strolls through campus on the first day of classes at Washington State University Vancouver on Monday morning.

WSU student employees union threatens to strike next week

January 12, 2024, 2:56pm Clark County News

The union representing academic student employees across the Washington State University system announced Friday afternoon it is prepared to go on strike starting Wednesday if it can’t reach a deal on a new contract in the coming days. Read story

After a double levy failure in 2023, Woodland tries again

Beaver Stadium on the campus of Woodland High School

Shari Conditt’s AP Government class is the largest she has ever had. With 36 students in a classroom at Woodland High School meant to hold no more than 30, she has to rearrange seating and overhaul her teaching style to accommodate everyone. Read story

Camas High School seniors’ website Girlhood aims to empower girls

Girlhood is an online platform started by two Camas High School students. It aims to be a safe space for young girls to share advice and their stories with one another.

Mia Sugimoto sat in her local movie theater watching “Barbie” and felt inspired. As she looked around at those sitting in the other velvet seats, she was taken by the diversity of the other girls and women in the room. Read story