Dream big — but start small. That’s a lesson well-learned by 17 members of Lincoln High School’s after-school STEM Club who spent six weeks creating software applications for electronic devices.
Clover Park Technical College in Lakewood is seeking candidates for the next president of the college. The search was initiated after Dr. John Walstrum announced he would retire this September.
A former Mount Tahoma High School student has sued the Tacoma School District in federal court, alleging that she was raped in her high school restroom by a fellow student.
Washington's high school students may have a greater incentive to take Advanced Placement computer science courses in the future, which state lawmakers hope will spur more school districts to offer the classes.
Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law Tuesday a plan for the state superintendent’s office to intervene in the management of continually low-performing schools.
Republicans in the state Senate want to revive a handful of controversial education-reform measures during upcoming budget negotiations, including giving principals veto authority over teacher transfers, assigning letter grades to schools, and intervening when students can’t read well by third grade.
Ian Fox is a serious fellow, a University of Puget Sound junior majoring in English, with a sub-focus in writing, rhetoric and culture, and minoring in religion, politics and government.
Tacoma Public Schools told teachers last week to get ready for changes in special education programs.
Hilltop Artists will host its annual spring glass sale from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday at the Jason Lee Middle School hot shop, 602 N. Sprague Ave.
The College Success Foundation will host a fundraising luncheon at noon May 14 at the Greater Tacoma Convention & Trade Center, 1500 Broadway, Tacoma.
Kenny Richards, a member of Boy Scout Troop 53 of Lakewood and a freshman at Lakes High School, is hosting a free workshop for teachers, professionals and parents of school-age children for his Eagle Scout project.
An administrator with Tacoma Public Schools was selected last week to replace the departing Eatonville School District superintendent.
An administrator with Tacoma Public Schools was selected this week to replace the outgoing Eatonville School District Superintendent.
"Down, down, down with exploitation! Up, up, up with education!" students of Pacific Lutheran University chanted as they marched to show their support for contingent faculty Wednesday morning.
Students at many Washington community and technical colleges will have more access to low-cost or free textbooks and class materials following completion of a project known as the Open Course Library.
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