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When high school students open their test booklets Tuesday, they’ll turn the page on an important chapter in the history of standardized testing in Washington state.
At a time when many South Sound residents are laid off and need training for new careers, local community colleges are facing the stiffest cuts in years. That’s why several hundreds of thousands of federal stimulus dollars are being spent to fund college classes for the unemployed – from truck driving courses to training to become a health care worker or a pastry artist.
At 18, Christopher Thomas is thinking about the future.
Bryant Montessori School sixth-grader Montre’ Brown has been selected to attend the Junior National Youth Leaders Conference in Washington, D.C., in April.
Hunt Middle School is participating in the Dream Flag Project that was started in 2003 with the goal of bringing the world together through each others’ dreams.
Communities In Schools of Puyallup is coordinating its annual March Gladness project, a monthlong community service activity that encourages students to do service projects, fundraisers and collection drives.
Charles Wright Academy’s Knowledge Bowl team recently competed at the Tacoma Invitational and Puget Sound Regional Competition and earned the chance to compete for the school’s third consecutive state championship in Richland on March 27.
The Stadium High School Booster Club and the Stadium Centennial Foundation are hosting an auction Saturday.
The Sumner/Bonney Lake Communities For Families Coalition will host its annual Community Summit beginning at 3 p.m. Thursday at Bonney Lake High School, 10920 199th Ave. Court E.
Communities In Schools of Federal Way has named Kathryn Smith of Olympic View Elementary School as its Teacher of The Year. The award was presented at the annual Federal Way Literacy Breakfast on Feb. 26.
Tacoma Baptist School will hold its annual auction Saturday at the school, 2052 S. 64th St.
Members of the Olympia Fire Department burned a house to the ground Saturday in Olympia as part of live fire training for new and veteran firefighters as well as six students from Bates Technical College in Tacoma.
Everyone noticed at least three things about Tony McCane. His smile was so bright it could power a city. He was joyous of spirit and strong of faith. The one-time gang member and convicted felon, paralyzed by five gunshots in a 2002 drug incident, inspired and enlightened people from one end of Tacoma Community College to the other, English instructor Lynn Lewellen said.
Like kids in any talent show, the youngsters Saturday in Puyallup wore their prettiest dresses, their coolest shirts and their biggest smiles as they entered the spotlight. But these 60 performers on the Kalles Junior High School stage had extra-special talents to match their extra-special personalities.
BELLINGHAM - High school students across the state will get the first look at the new state standardized test on Tuesday, March 16, when the annual testing season begins.
The Federal Way School District will start in September automatically enrolling every middle and high school student who qualifies for advanced classes.
After weeks of speculation, a list of Washington state’s lowest performing schools is finally out.
The Department of Justice on Thursday honored Pacific Lutheran University’s work to raise awareness about violence against women.
Math and English instruction in the United States moved a step closer to uniform, rigorous standards Wednesday as draft national guidelines were released in Seattle.
Talking about the Holocaust is hard, emotional work, says teacher Lisa McGowan. But she believes it’s important work. That’s why she devotes about a month of every school year to exploring the historic tragedy through literature with her sophomore English students at Tacoma Baptist High School. She also helps students understand how what happened during the 1940s relates to their world today.
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