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Opinion: State Board of Education pushes for more charter schools and calls for equitable funding. The State Board of Education just published its seventh Annual Report on the performance of Washington’s 18 charter public schools.

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A federal appeals court has affirmed the right of religious schools to hire teachers who abide by their faith doctrines. And not use those who don't.

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Volunteers with a love of gardening and history will gather to spruce up Parker’s Landing Historical Park on Tuesday, May 21 from 3 p.m.-5 p.m.

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On April 24 through April 27, 2024, six Washougal High School students competed at the Future Business Leaders of America State Business Leadership Conference in Spokane.

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In a first-of-its-kind event, students from seven schools across multiple districts in southwest Washington gathered at Bagley Park in Vancouver to try out bicycles with adaptive features and learn bike safety.

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The US Census Bureau reports that people using mass transit to commute to work remains 38 percent below pre pandemic levels, particularly evident in the Portland metro area, challenging proposed transit expansion plans despite persistent traffic congestion concerns.

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The Washington State Employment Security Department is making plans for a flood of opt-outs from WA Cares should voters decide this November to pass Initiative 2124.

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Joe Cortright of the City Observatory reports that the Interstate Bridge project’s Draft SEIS was supposed to be complete in December 2022 — It now won’t be done before December 2024.

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Ridgefield's vision for a safer and more efficient transportation network between Interstate 5 and Royle Road will take a significant step forward this summer with the start of the Pioneer Widening and 50th Place Roundabout project.

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Area residents have the opportunity to join the Vancouver Barracks Military Association for a fascinating discussion, “Ulysses S. Grant Slept Here?”

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