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Evergreen Education Association members and allies stand outside the Evergreen Public Schools headquarters on June 14 in advance of a school board meeting. The union and the district are now entering mediation.

Evergreen Public Schools, teachers union bring in state mediator as contract negotiations stall

August 17, 2023, 5:27pm Clark County News

Bargaining teams from Evergreen Public Schools and the Evergreen Education Association have brought in a state mediator to help reach a tentative agreement amid stalled contract negotiations. Read story

Camas Police Chief Tina Jones has asked to increase the city’s share of a 23-year-old funding agreement between the city and the Camas School District that pays for two school resource officers.

City of Camas, district eye plan to retain school resource officers

August 12, 2023, 6:08am Clark County News

Camas Police Chief Tina Jones has asked to increase the city’s share of a 23-year-old funding agreement between the city and the Camas School District that pays for two school resource officers. Read story

Former Ridgefield School District Superintendent Nathan McCann, seen here in 2019 (The Columbian files)

Ridgefield schools superintendent steps down

August 9, 2023, 5:19pm Clark County News

Ridgefield School District Superintendent Nathan McCann announced his resignation at Tuesday evening’s board of directors meeting. Read story

Students and teachers from Educational Opportunities for Children and Families greet participants in the Legislator Education & Action Project as they make a brief stop on their bus tour Friday morning. State dignitaries joined regional early education leaders for a rally in support of their services. As Clark County and greater Southwest Washington struggles to provide services for a growing young student population, a proposed House budget could lead to another massive cut.

Lawmakers, business leaders rally in Vancouver in support of child care

August 4, 2023, 12:43pm Clark County News

Southwest Washington business leaders, educators and legislators converged in Vancouver early Friday morning to rally in support of early learning providers as Congress weighs cuts to child care programs. Read story

Dani Jamison of Union High School, left in white, works with Shane Heideman of Colville High School as they dissect a power strip in the physics room Wednesday afternoon. Teachers from across Washington this week are converging on Educational Service District 112's headquarters in Vancouver to receive new or continued training on OpenSciEd, a highly successful project-based science curriculum gaining interest in the state.

Educators come to Vancouver to learn how to teach project-based science curriculum

August 3, 2023, 5:31pm Clark County News

Don Pringle was having some trouble getting control of his classroom. Read story

Schools

Evergreen Public Schools, teachers union bring in state mediator as contract negotiations stall

City of Camas, district eye plan to retain school resource officers

Ridgefield schools superintendent steps down

Lawmakers, business leaders rally in Vancouver in support of child care

Educators come to Vancouver to learn how to teach project-based science curriculum

Clark College gets $1M in federal funding to develop Center for Clean Energy

Demand for early learning programs vastly outstrips supply in Clark County

Former Evergreen schools teacher who brought MAGA hat to staff training settles case for $400K