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From the University of Puget Sound fieldhouse, the future looked bright Monday night.
From the University of Puget Sound fieldhouse, the future looked bright Monday night.
Lincoln High School will host the Tacoma Regional Drumline Festival from 6 to 8 p.m. Oct. 28 at Lincoln Bowl. Admission is free. Local middle and high school drum lines will perform during the festival, sponsored by the Commencement Bay Washington Music Educators Association.
Franklin Pierce Schools plan to ask voters for approval of two levies on the Feb. 9 ballot – one to pay for ongoing district operations and another to finance technology in the school district.
Frederickson Elementary will hold a school dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony on Oct. 27.
Parents of 3-year-olds can learn what it takes to prepare their children for kindergarten success in a series of classes sponsored by the Franklin Pierce School District. Classes are free for families that live in the district.
A Bethel School Board member’s lawsuit against the district might go to trial, pending a decision after a hearing Friday in Seattle before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
First Creek Middle School in Tacoma will celebrate the opening of the new school on Friday.
Federal Way schools Superintendent Tom Murphy announced Tuesday that he will retire at the end of June after leading the district for 10 years.
Paralympics athlete Mark Wellman will be a guest speaker for Disability Awareness Day at Bates Technical College.
Washington is one of eight states getting federal dollars to help boost the reading skills of adolescents. State education officials announced Tuesday that Washington would be getting a $4.4 million, four-year grant to work with six middle schools to start a program to get all kids reading at grade level.
State Supreme Court Justice Mary Fairhurst administers the oath of office Monday to a group of student government leaders at First Creek Middle School in Tacoma. Fairhurst spent the day there and spoke to several classes. The school at 1801 E. 56th St. opened in September, bringing together students of two former middle schools - Gault and McIlvaigh.
The Auburn School District is asking voters to approve a $46.4 million levy to pay for improvements and repairs to district buildings.
OLYMPIA – The Evergreen State College and a professor who led the study-abroad program to Chile could be headed to court, after professor Jorge Gilbert filed a lawsuit against the college. Gilbert is alleging defamation and discrimination based on his nationality.
Elected officials, educators, business leaders and advocates for kids will gather Friday at the Tacoma campus of The Evergreen State College to discuss ways to increase the high school graduation rate in Pierce County.
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