Schools

School board meetings across Clark County have become more contentious in recent years, with parents squaring off with boards on budget cuts, priorities and unions. But an Evergreen parent group is working with the League of Women Voters to make communication better.

League of Women Voters partners with Evergreen parent group to raise the bar on communication

September 5, 2024, 5:13pm Clark County News

Post-pandemic education chaos has rendered school board meetings across Clark County hotbeds of emotion. Students are more stressed than ever, and districts struggle to pay for services they never had to provide before. Read story

Heritage High School dean of students and history teacher John Griffin is presented with an old creamer, by Portland Police officer Matt McDonald, which contained a telegram notifying the family of his uncle's death while serving in the Philippines during WWII on Thursday October 24, 2013.

Longtime coach and administrator John Griffin dies after cancer battle

September 3, 2024, 7:00pm Editor's Choice

Longtime basketball coach, teacher and school administrator John Griffin died on Saturday after battling prostate cancer. Read story

Vancouver Public Schools superintendent Jeff Snell, left, details proposed budget cuts to the district March 12 during a Vancouver Public Schools board meeting at the Bates Center for Educational Leadership.

Vancouver teachers give new contract ‘lukewarm’ support but pass it anyway

September 3, 2024, 1:55pm Clark County News

The Vancouver Education Association ratified a contract with Vancouver Public Schools over the weekend, officially marking an end to monthslong negotiations that narrowly avoided a teacher strike. Read story

Camas School District Superintendent John Anzalone talks aboard the Book MoBus at Helen Baller Elementary School in 2022.

‘Actions must be taken’: Camas schools face $14M budget shortfall

September 3, 2024, 6:08am Clark County News

The Camas School District’s four-year budget projection shows tough financial times ahead. Read story

The Washington schools chief Chris Reykdal is calling on school districts across the state to limit cellphone use among students.

WA schools superintendent calls on districts to limit cellphone use among students. Here’s why

August 29, 2024, 9:59am Latest News

The Washington state Superintendent of Public Instruction is encouraging local school leaders to limit cell phone use during instructional time by changing policies over the next year. Read story

Vancouver students, parents, teachers celebrate first day of school

Second-grader Avery Harrington, 7, left, and her sister, third-grader Addison Harrington, 8, in purple, get a warm welcome from bilingual staff member Maria Vasquez, yellow vest, while arriving on the first day of school at Sarah J. Anderson Elementary School on Wednesday morning.

The first day of school dredges up lots of mixed emotions for kids, parents, staff — just about everybody. Staff and parent volunteers at Sarah J. Anderson Elementary School in Hazel Dell opted to treat their first day like a party Wednesday morning. Read story