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Share is mixing up the menu for its summer meal program based on surveys given to kids.

Clark County children can get free breakfast and lunch this summer

Share is mixing up the menu for its summer meal program based on surveys given to kids.

June 12, 2024, 6:01am Clark County News Free

Schools across Clark County will close their doors for summer break this week, but there are still several locations where children can access free daily breakfasts and lunches. Read story

While still lagging behind state averages by about 10 percentage points, student math performance in both Vancouver and Evergreen has improved slightly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Data also shows that local students are still reaching proficiency at rates lower than before the pandemic in 2019.

Evergreen, Vancouver district eighth-graders lag behind state in math scores

While still lagging behind state averages by about 10 percentage points, student math performance in both Vancouver and Evergreen has improved slightly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Data also shows that local students are still reaching proficiency at rates lower than before the pandemic in 2019.

June 11, 2024, 2:53pm Clark County News

The latest standardized testing data available for Clark County’s students reveals eighth graders are struggling at similar rates in both English and math. Read story

Battle Ground music director Greg McKelvey walks down the main hallway of Battle Ground High School to applause Wednesday during a ceremony at Battle Ground High School. McKelvey, who is retiring at the end of this school year, has been named grand marshal of the 2024 Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade.

Battle Ground band director tapped as Portland Rose Festival grand marshalvideo icon

Battle Ground music director Greg McKelvey walks down the main hallway of Battle Ground High School to applause Wednesday during a ceremony at Battle Ground High School. McKelvey, who is retiring at the end of this school year, has been named grand marshal of the 2024 Portland Rose Festival Grand Floral Parade.

May 29, 2024, 2:59pm Clark County News

Delegates from the Portland Rose Festival paid a surprise visit to Clark County on Wednesday morning to announce longtime Battle Ground High School band director Greg McKelvey as the 2024 Grand Floral Parade grand marshal. Read story

The Master Gardener Foundation of Clark County Mothers&rsquo; Day Plant Sale returns May 10-12.

Plant party: Clark County plant sales have all the green you need

The Master Gardener Foundation of Clark County Mothers&rsquo; Day Plant Sale returns May 10-12.

April 22, 2024, 12:53pm Clark County Life

If your yard is looking a little bare and colorless, or if your vegetable patch is forlornly plant-free, look no further than Clark County’s local plant sales. Read story

Battle Ground High School teacher Kevin Weeks was arrested in Oregon on charges of online sexual corruption of a minor.

Battle Ground High School teacher arrested on child sex abuse charges in Oregon

Battle Ground High School teacher Kevin Weeks was arrested in Oregon on charges of online sexual corruption of a minor.

April 22, 2024, 10:50am Clark County News

Battle Ground High School teacher Kevin Weeks was arrested Saturday in Oregon on a charge of first-degree online sexual corruption of a minor. Read story

Kim Schneiderman, the executive director of National Alliance on Mental Health Southwest Washington, said Clark County’s youth mental health survey results were encouraging but said further work needs to be done to ensure the positive trend continues. "It does give me hope,” Schneiderman said.

Biennial Healthy Youth Survey: Clark County students are feeling better

Kim Schneiderman, the executive director of National Alliance on Mental Health Southwest Washington, said Clark County’s youth mental health survey results were encouraging but said further work needs to be done to ensure the positive trend continues. "It does give me hope,” Schneiderman said.

April 6, 2024, 6:06am Clark County Health Subscriber Exclusive

Clark County teenagers are reporting the lowest rate of feelings of depression and suicidal contemplation in more than a decade, according to new survey data from the Washington State Department of Health. Read story

From left: Washougal School District Superintendent Mary Templeton joins U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, and Margaret Rice, career and technical education director, during a tour of the woodshop at Washougal High School on Jan. 24. Templeton announced last month that she will take a pay cut next school year to help alleviate the district&rsquo;s $3 million deficit.

Clark County’s small school districts feel financial pinch, too

From left: Washougal School District Superintendent Mary Templeton joins U.S. Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Skamania, and Margaret Rice, career and technical education director, during a tour of the woodshop at Washougal High School on Jan. 24. Templeton announced last month that she will take a pay cut next school year to help alleviate the district&rsquo;s $3 million deficit.

March 23, 2024, 6:03am Clark County News

News of tens of millions of dollars in proposed budget reductions in Clark County’s two largest school districts has shocked Vancouver residents, prompting school walkouts and widespread letter-writing campaigns. Read story

Paraeducator Michelle Dever, right, talks with Daybreak Middle School student Jayleona La Tour. Dever leads the school&rsquo;s social and emotional learning center.

Overworked and under-recognized: Clark County schools struggle to hire and retain paraeducators

Paraeducator Michelle Dever, right, talks with Daybreak Middle School student Jayleona La Tour. Dever leads the school&rsquo;s social and emotional learning center.

March 9, 2024, 6:14am Clark County News

Today’s classroom has a new linchpin: paraeducators. Read story

Gov. Jay Inslee, second from right, and his wife, Trudi, meet with local teachers, parents, administrators and staff to talk about special education challenges at Ogden Elementary School on Feb. 9.

Washington Lawmakers, Gov. Inslee aim to help paraeducators

Gov. Jay Inslee, second from right, and his wife, Trudi, meet with local teachers, parents, administrators and staff to talk about special education challenges at Ogden Elementary School on Feb. 9.

March 9, 2024, 6:12am Clark County News

Representatives from Vancouver Public Schools met with Gov. Jay Inslee in early February to showcase Ogden Elementary School’s paraeducators and special education services. Read story

All school measures from Tuesday’s election still passing

February 16, 2024, 5:48pm Clark County News

Clark County Elections tallied another 300 ballots in Tuesday’s special election Thursday afternoon, yielding no changes in the results of school levy votes in Camas, Battle Ground, Woodland and Green Mountain. Read story