Schools

A sign welcomes students Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, at Union Ridge Elementary School in Ridgefield. Classes began after a tentative agreement was reached between the Ridgefield School district and the Ridgefield Education Association.

Ridgefield teachers ratify new contract

September 20, 2022, 6:41pm Clark County News

Ridgefield teachers ratified a new three-year contract in a union membership meeting Tuesday afternoon. Read story

People walk through Gaiser Hall on Monday during the first day of classes at Clark College.

Clark College welcomes new school year, embraces change

September 19, 2022, 5:53pm Clark County News

Clark College President Karin Edwards invoked the words of Ralph Waldo Emerson in her summary of the year of goals and challenges that lies ahead for the school. Read story

A sign welcomes students on Monday at Union Ridge Elementary School in Ridgefield. Classes began after a tentative agreement was reached between the Ridgefield School district and the Ridgefield Education Association on Sunday evening.

Ridgefield students return after tentative deal reached Sunday

September 19, 2022, 2:15pm Clark County News

Ridgefield students returned to school Monday morning for the first time since Sept. 8 after a teacher strike kept the district on a six-day hiatus due to stalled contract negotiations. Read story

Ridgefield Administrative and Civic Center is home to the Ridgefield School District central office.

Ridgefield School District, union reach tentative deal; schools to reopen Monday

September 18, 2022, 5:42pm Clark County News

The Ridgefield School District and the Ridgefield Education Association announced they reached a tentative deal on a new contract just after 4 p.m. on Sunday. Read story

Joe Thayer, center in gray sweatshirt and hat, joins union members as they gather to strike after a deal has not been reached between the teachers union and school officials despite working without a contract since Sep. 1, as seen in Ridgefield on Friday morning, Sept. 9, 2022.

Ridgefield parents press district as strike reaches day six

September 16, 2022, 3:31pm Clark County News

Teachers in Ridgefield remained on strike for the sixth school day in a row amid stalled bargaining negotiations with the Ridgefield School District. Schools have been closed since Sept. 9 and teachers have been without a working contract since Sept. 1. Read story

Ridgefield schools closed Friday as teachers, district continue bargaining

Early morning light casts the shadow of picketers as union members and community members gather to strike outside Ridgefield High School after a deal has not been reached between the teachers union and school officials despite working without a contract since Sep. 1, as seen Friday morning, Sept. 9, 2022.

September 15, 2022, 6:11pm Clark County News

Ridgefield schools will be closed Friday, marking the sixth day of a teacher strike amid stalled contract negotiations between the district and the Ridgefield Education Association. Schools have been closed since Sept. 9. Read story