It probably wouldn’t be fair to say that the University of Washington Tacoma is backpedaling on designs for its portion of the Prairie Line Trail (even though the pun is pretty darned tempting).
A video shot by students at Olympia High School that appears to show classmates struggling to answer basic trivia questions received national attention this week when it was shared on sites such as The Huffington Post.
House Republicans offered a “fund education first” budget Thursday, highlighting what they depicted as $580 million more for K-12 public schools than Gov. Chris Gregoire’s budget would allocate.
Cuts in state support to higher education are attracting national attention and hurting the long-range prospects of Washington's universities and colleges, school leaders say.
The Steilacoom School District is asking for public input to help find a new principal for the town’s high school.
The Steilacoom School District is asking for public input to help find a new principal for the town’s high school.
Kids in at least two Pierce County school districts might be able to avoid making up some class days lost to the January snow and ice storm.
The Sumner School District will offer an Early Learning Linkages Winter Workshop, designed for those who work with children up to age 8.
The Pierce County Library System’s Teen Writing & Art Contest, Our Own Expressions, is under way. Students can earn cash prizes and have their works published in books for distribution in Pierce County libraries.
Annie Wright Schools will host a free screening of the film “FindingKind,” a documentary that brings awareness to the problem of female bullying, at 6 tonight at the school’s Kemper Theater, 827 N. Tacoma Ave.
Washington universities won authority last year to vary undergraduate tuition rates according to what different degrees really cost. But before they start charging engineers more than English majors, schools are grappling with how it would affect the state’s prepaid tuition program.
Tacoma police arrested a 31-year-old campus security officer at Stadium High School on Friday on suspicion of second-degree rape and first-degree sexual misconduct with a minor, both felonies.
The mother of a boy hit by an Eatonville school bus and dragged more than 80 feet three years ago is suing the school district and the bus driver, alleging their negligence resulted in her son’s injuries.
Seven Pierce County school districts are hoping voters show them some love in a Valentine’s Day election that includes property tax measures to sustain school operations. One district, Franklin Pierce, is asking voters for help to upgrade outdated schools.
A divided Bethel School Board has approved a preliminary budget plan that does not include closing schools or changing to an all-day, every-other-day kindergarten schedule.
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