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Stewart Middle School students Carol Wheeler, center, 11, and Rene Ramirez, 12, wave signs Monday campaigning for the Tacoma School District’s operations and capital levies in front of the school along the 5000 block of Pacific Avenue. (JANET JENSEN/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER)
10:36 AM - That crunching noise you hear? It’s the sound of knuckle-cracking, teeth-gnashing and other signs of anxiety as officials and citizens in 13 South Sound school districts await the results of today’s levy and bond elections. Among the 13 districts, there’s more than $1 billion in tax revenue at stake. And levy and bond supporters are well aware that recession-strapped voters might be less inclined to vote yes. Some even worry that voters will forget about the special election today.
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Published February 9th, 2010 - 12:05AM
That crunching noise you hear? It’s the sound of knuckle-cracking, teeth-gnashing and other signs of anxiety as officials and citizens in 13 South Sound school districts await the results of today’s levy and bond elections. Among the 13 districts, there’s more than $1 billion in tax revenue at stake. And levy and bond supporters are well aware that recession-strapped voters might be less inclined to vote yes. Some even worry that voters will forget about the special election today.
Published February 9th, 2010 - 12:05AM
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Published February 9th, 2010 - 12:05AM

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Published February 8th, 2010 - 12:05AM
Social studies teacher Wynn Wright is taking it one day at a time. First the Olympia man had to battle cancer, then the Bethel School District, to keep doing the job he loves.
Published February 8th, 2010 - 12:05AM
The Puyallup School District invites parents and guardians of elementary students to preview the district’s approved Human Growth and Development and HIV/AIDS curricula for students in grades four, five, and six.
Published February 8th, 2010 - 12:05AM
Heritage Christian School will host an open house from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the school, 5412 67th Ave. W., University Place.
Published February 8th, 2010 - 12:05AM
Sumner High School senior Tristan Hanon is one of two delegates from Washington state who will travel in March to Washington, D.C., for the United States Senate Youth Program. The honor also comes with a $5,000 scholarship.
Published February 8th, 2010 - 12:05AM
Pierce County teenagers can see their creative works published and possibly earn cash prizes in the Pierce County Library System’s “Teen Writing & Drawing Contest – Our Own Expressions.”
Published February 8th, 2010 - 12:05AM
William Edwards of Bonney Lake High School is one of 300 semifinalists nationally and one of four in Washington state to advance in the Intel Science Talent Search.
Published February 7th, 2010 - 12:05AM
Voters in a dozen Pierce County school districts, including Tacoma, will decide the fate of levies and bonds in a special election Tuesday. And voters in the Federal Way School District have been asked to approve a technology levy.
Published February 6th, 2010 - 12:05AM
A Tacoma teacher is on paid administrative leave following an allegation that she struck a McCarver Elementary School student on the arm.
Published February 5th, 2010 - 8:14AM
Students from the University of Washington planned a noon rally Friday at the state Capitol to present petitions calling for lawmakers to protect funding for higher education.
Published February 5th, 2010 - 6:20AM
The Evergreen State College students and staff members plan a walkout to protest budget cuts from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. today at the school’s Red Square.
Published February 5th, 2010 - 12:05AM
The state of Washington is not fulfilling its constitutional duty to fully pay for basic public education, a King County judge ruled Thursday.
Published February 5th, 2010 - 12:05AM
Enrollment in Puyallup schools over the past two years has declined for the first time in about a decade, while school populations in Tacoma are stabilizing, says a demographer who has compiled enrollment projections for both districts.
Published February 4th, 2010 - 12:05AM
State officials say 364 middle schools will give Washington achievement tests online this spring.
Published February 3rd, 2010 - 12:05AM
Charitable contributions to colleges and universities plummeted an average 11.9 percent nationwide in 2009, the steepest drop in at least three decades, according to a new report.
Published February 2nd, 2010 - 12:05AM
Pride is everywhere at Hudtloff Middle School. It’s stuck to the Lakewood school’s walls – both literally and figuratively. And it’s on the lips of Hudtloff students. Ask any of them what PRIDE stands for, and they’ll spout off: Personal Responsibility In Developing Excellence.

Published February 2nd, 2010 - 12:05AM
School officials in the Puyallup School District are warning parents about several reported incidents involving adults possibly trying to lure students into cars.
Published February 2nd, 2010 - 12:05AM
Jennifer Shaw, principal of Franklin Pierce High School, is the 2010 High School Principal of the Year for Washington state.

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