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Vancouver Public Schools says timing right for bond measure

January 15, 2017, 6:02am Clark County News

Vancouver Public Schools hopes low interest rates and high need will convince voters to support a $458 million bond measure to build new campuses and renovate existing schools in the district. Read story

Community Foundation taking scholarship applications

January 15, 2017, 6:00am Clark County News

The Community Foundation for Southwest Washington is accepting scholarship applications for the 2017-2018 school year, the organization announced Friday. Read story

Bias incident reported at Clark College

January 13, 2017, 5:20pm Clark County News

Clark College responded this week to what it calls a “biased-based incident” after someone wrote a racial slur on a public art installation in the Frost Art Complex on campus. Read story

Want poor kids to thrive in school? That could cost double what we pay now

January 13, 2017, 10:02am Latest News

While everyone from lawmakers to classroom teachers has acknowledged that it costs more to educate children to high standards when they start school with the disadvantages that come from growing up poor, few have been willing to put a price tag on this concept. Read story

Dhruv Desai, 13, from left, Randall Conner, 10, and Greg Conner, 13, shovel the snow off a neighbor&#039;s driveway near Southeast 19th Street and Southeast 173rd Avenue in Vancouver on Thursday.

Shoveling a lot of snow for a little bit of dough

Dhruv Desai, 13, from left, Randall Conner, 10, and Greg Conner, 13, shovel the snow off a neighbor&#039;s driveway near Southeast 19th Street and Southeast 173rd Avenue in Vancouver on Thursday.

January 12, 2017, 7:14pm Clark County News

Brothers Greg and Randall Conner and their friend Dhruv Desai have this snow-shoveling thing down to a system. Read story

Friday school closures announced

January 12, 2017, 3:27pm Clark County News

Forecasters expect freezing temperatures to continue today and tomorrow, and for any snow that manages to melt to re-freeze overnight, so local schools Thursday began announcing closures for Friday. Read story

Superintendent of public instruction withdraws from levy lawsuit

January 11, 2017, 8:51pm Clark County News

On his first day as the state’s superintendent of public instruction, newly elected Chris Reykdal withdrew the department’s involvement in a lawsuit against a handful of Washington school districts. Read story

Kate Ketcham, left, and James Lanz of Vancouver take advantage of the snowy weather to do a little cross-country skiing along Northwest Daniels Street on Wednesday morning. Vancouver saw historic snowfalls, with up to a foot of powder falling in some places.

Kids of all ages enjoy Clark County’s snowvideo icon

Kate Ketcham, left, and James Lanz of Vancouver take advantage of the snowy weather to do a little cross-country skiing along Northwest Daniels Street on Wednesday morning. Vancouver saw historic snowfalls, with up to a foot of powder falling in some places.

January 11, 2017, 8:40pm Clark County News

For many Pacific Northwesterners, a good sled may not be part of the winter recreation kit. Read story