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September 9, 2020 at 7:01 am

Vancouver Public Schools furloughs, reduces hours for hundreds of employees

Enrollment has dropped significantly during the pandemic, and also, there is less need for nonteaching employees.

September 8, 2020 at 7:01 am

Enrollment up in Washington state’s Alternative Learning Experience school programs

Washington's “Alternative Learning Experience” programs are designed for families wishing to provide some or all of their child’s school outside of a traditional campus. The...

September 2, 2020 at 7:02 am

Clark County educators, students connect virtually for first day of school despite pandemic

There was no small amount of tears, forgotten passwords and fizzling microphones as tens of thousands of Clark County students returned to the virtual classroom...

January 13, 2020 at 11:06 am

Instructors on strike, classes canceled at Clark College in Vancouver, Washington

This is the first time faculty at the Vancouver community college, which was founded in 1933, have gone on strike. Classes were canceled last week...

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High school librarian Kate Burton displays a copy of “Mrs. Miniver” at Fort Vancouver High School. (Nathan Howard/The Columbian)

November 23, 2019 at 10:31 am

Vancouver, Wash. school librarian receives book checked out 76 years ago

VANCOUVER, Wash. — Elaine Wilk was a reader until the end, filling her home over the years with books stacked high in her personal library....

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November 17, 2019 at 6:00 am

Former Clark College president discriminated against women, investigation finds

The Clark College Board of Trustees on Oct. 29 determined that four complaints of President Bob Knight violating the college’s nondiscrimination and harassment policy were...

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Rojo the llama, a Portland-area local celebrity, has died. Through taxidermy, he’ll continue to help kids.

November 5, 2019 at 9:12 pm

Rojo the llama, a Portland local celebrity, has died. Through taxidermy, he’ll continue to help kids

Clark County’s most celebrated four-legged friend, Rojo the Llama, died Wednesday. The fluffy ginger beast, who celebrated his retirement in October, apparently started showing signs...

Amy Campbell, a special education teacher at Helen Baller Elementary School and the 2020 Washington State Teacher of the Year, poses for a press photo at Helen Baller Elementary School on Monday afternoon, Sept. 16, 2019.

September 24, 2019 at 5:00 am

For Washington’s Teacher of the Year, seeing her students achieve ‘brings joy in this world’

Amy Campbell is a special-education teacher at Helen Baller Elementary School in Camas. She has her own classroom, but she's happiest when her students are...

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Adam Aguilera helps fourth-graders with a math game during class at Pioneer Elementary School on Nov. 5 in Vancouver. Aguilera leads cultural responsiveness training for other teachers rooted in the idea that teachers need to be aware of and respect teachers’ diverse backgrounds.
(Alisha Jucevic/The Columbian)

December 21, 2018 at 5:00 am

‘You’re brown, just like me’: How this Southwest Washington county is recruiting more teachers of color

In Clark County, the disparity between the number of teachers and students of color is steep. But in recent years, Washington state has expanded nontraditional...

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December 14, 2018 at 5:00 am

Greater teacher diversity can improve outcomes for students of color. So why are 89% of Washington teachers white?

Washington state’s public-school students are more diverse than ever, but the teacher workforce doesn’t represent them. In some regions, school districts employ only a few...

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