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Thursday classes canceled at schools around Clark County

January 11, 2017, 3:28pm Clark County News

Clark County school districts began announcing school closures for Thursday mid-afternoon Wednesday, as the area was still coping with the roughly 12 inches of snow that fell Tuesday evening. Read story

Deaths of WSU students brings road safety to center of conversation again

January 11, 2017, 9:36am Northwest

Two Washington State University students returning to Pullman from winter break died in car crashes over the weekend, prompting a discussion about road safety and the school’s response to hazardous weather. Read story

La Center: La Center Elementary School third-grader Leif Hasselblad, from left, third-grader Adyson Maddock, kindergartner Soren Hasselblad and first-grader Sophi Hasselblad join Jodene Cook, Clark County coordinator of Project Linus, packing some of the 54 blankets the school collected at its first Blanket Drive.

School’s first Blanket Drive collects 54 blankets

La Center: La Center Elementary School third-grader Leif Hasselblad, from left, third-grader Adyson Maddock, kindergartner Soren Hasselblad and first-grader Sophi Hasselblad join Jodene Cook, Clark County coordinator of Project Linus, packing some of the 54 blankets the school collected at its first Blanket Drive.

January 11, 2017, 5:59am Community

La Center Elementary School’s inaugural Blanket Drive brought in 54 blankets, which the school’s Parent Teacher Organization then donated to Project Linus, a national organization that distributes new, handmade blankets to children who are seriously ill, traumatized or otherwise in need. Read story

Clark College Foundation president earns award

January 11, 2017, 5:59am Community

Lisa Gibert, president and CEO of Clark College Foundation, received a Distinguished Service Award from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education District VIII. Read story

Mark Hottowe

Battle Ground superintendent to retire at end of school year

Mark Hottowe

January 10, 2017, 7:31pm Clark County News

Battle Ground Public Schools Superintendent Mark Hottowe will retire at the end of the school year, the district announced Tuesday. Read story

Seventh-grader Colton Sahota, 12, left, talks with teacher Beth Doughty, right, as she answers questions from students while they work on their Dell Chromebooks at Chief Umtuch Middle School in Battle Ground on Thursday morning. The district is putting a levy before voters on Feb. 14. Part of the funding supports technology in classrooms.

Battle Ground adjusts levy claims

Seventh-grader Colton Sahota, 12, left, talks with teacher Beth Doughty, right, as she answers questions from students while they work on their Dell Chromebooks at Chief Umtuch Middle School in Battle Ground on Thursday morning. The district is putting a levy before voters on Feb. 14. Part of the funding supports technology in classrooms.

January 9, 2017, 9:49pm Clark County News

Battle Ground Public Schools is backing away from claims that approving a maintenance and operations levy will not raise property taxes after the Clark County Assessor’s Office questioned the district’s messaging. Read story

Washington schools rank near the bottom in narrowing rich-poor achievement gap

January 9, 2017, 9:34am Latest News

In an annual survey of each state’s public-education system, Washington state ranked near the bottom when it came to narrowing the gap in performance between low-income students and their wealthier classmates. Read story

Sisters Kaylynn, left, and Emily Ward look at newspaper advertisements with their mom, Ginger Marcom, at Marcom&#039;s sister&#039;s apartment in Vancouver in November. The family has been staying with friends and family after Marcom&#039;s former landlord sold the property they were renting and gave them less than 30 days to move. Marcom recently found a home that will accept her Section 8 housing voucher, but is struggling to afford the deposit.

Escaping homelessness no cheap fix

Sisters Kaylynn, left, and Emily Ward look at newspaper advertisements with their mom, Ginger Marcom, at Marcom&#039;s sister&#039;s apartment in Vancouver in November. The family has been staying with friends and family after Marcom&#039;s former landlord sold the property they were renting and gave them less than 30 days to move. Marcom recently found a home that will accept her Section 8 housing voucher, but is struggling to afford the deposit.

January 9, 2017, 6:05am Clark County News

First, there was the good news for Ginger Marcom: her name was pulled from the lottery for a coveted Section 8 housing voucher. Read story