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WSUV digital-culture teacher John Barber created a looping multimedia artwork that speaks approximately 3,000 names of gun homicide victims in the United States in 2015.

WSUV teacher creates cyberspace memorial for gun violence victims

WSUV digital-culture teacher John Barber created a looping multimedia artwork that speaks approximately 3,000 names of gun homicide victims in the United States in 2015.

January 8, 2017, 6:05am Clark County Life

Approximately 190 miles separate the campuses of Washington State University Vancouver and Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore. But that distance seemed to disappear when 10 people were gunned down in a mass shooting at Umpqua Community College on Oct. 1, 2015. Read story

Seventh-grader Jordan Peterson, 12, from left, joins classmates Anna McCready, 12, and Paige Barrett, 13, as they use their Dell Chromebooks to work on a project 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.

Much riding on Battle Ground schools levy

Seventh-grader Jordan Peterson, 12, from left, joins classmates Anna McCready, 12, and Paige Barrett, 13, as they use their Dell Chromebooks to work on a project 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 8, 2017, 6:04am Clark County News

Chief Umtuch Middle School teacher Beth Doughty’s seventh-grade history students tapped away at Dell Chromebook computers Thursday, completing presentations they hope will take them to a national history competition. Read story

Youth march and chant &quot;water is life&quot; from the Cannonball to the Oceti Sakowin camp in North Dakota in October. Jacqueline Keeler, a Portland journalist who traveled to North Dakota to attend Dakota Access Pipeline protests, will be teaching a class on the protests at Clark College beginning next week.

Native American writer to lead pipeline protest class at Clark

Youth march and chant &quot;water is life&quot; from the Cannonball to the Oceti Sakowin camp in North Dakota in October. Jacqueline Keeler, a Portland journalist who traveled to North Dakota to attend Dakota Access Pipeline protests, will be teaching a class on the protests at Clark College beginning next week.

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

When Portland journalist Jacqueline Keeler arrived in North Dakota to write about and participate in protests against the Dakota Access Pipeline, she saw not just an encampment of protesters. She saw a reflection of the history of her people. Read story

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Democrats and Republicans still divided on education funding

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January 4, 2017, 4:40pm Latest News

OLYMPIA -- Just days before the start of the legislative session, Democrats and Republicans remain clearly divided over how to accomplish their main task this year: compliance with a court mandate for the state to fulfill its constitutional requirement to properly fund basic education. Read story

Lincoln Elementary School building operator Gene Boyer clears the sidewalk outside the school as snowy footprints are seen nearby Thursday afternoon, Dec. 15, 2016.

Vancouver Public Schools announces makeup days

Lincoln Elementary School building operator Gene Boyer clears the sidewalk outside the school as snowy footprints are seen nearby Thursday afternoon, Dec. 15, 2016.

January 4, 2017, 12:44pm Clark County News

Vancouver Public Schools announced its snow makeup days. Read story

Parent volunteer Julie Perry, center, directs Burnt Bridge Creek Elementary School students in their basketball club on Dec. 1 during an after-school program. The east Vancouver school in the Evergreen Public Schools district has phased out traditional homework and replaced it with after-school clubs.

Evergreen district’s after-school activities replacing homework

Parent volunteer Julie Perry, center, directs Burnt Bridge Creek Elementary School students in their basketball club on Dec. 1 during an after-school program. The east Vancouver school in the Evergreen Public Schools district has phased out traditional homework and replaced it with after-school clubs.

January 4, 2017, 6:02am Clark County News

The once-quiet after-school hours at Burnt Bridge Creek Elementary School were a flurry of activity on a recent fall afternoon, as students played basketball in the gym and crocheted scarves in the library. Read story

STEM program with Vancouver roots adds Brooklyn chapter

January 1, 2017, 6:01am Clark County News

A science and technology learning program founded by a then-Vancouver woman is expanding its operations to New York City next year. Read story

WSU seeks funds for engineering courses in Everett

December 28, 2016, 9:23am Northwest

Washington State University’s efforts to boost enrollment in engineering courses at its Everett campus has hit a snag. Read story