Education

Feb. 9 election results

Following are results as of 8:19 p.m. Tuesday. For updates, go to www.theolympian.com.

Have your say on tax levies

Tuesday is Election Day and the last day to mail or turn in the special election ballots that contain school levies throughout most of Thurston County and a measure to create a fire district in the Yelm and Rainier area.

Schooling from home extends teacher’s job

Social studies teacher Wynn Wright is taking it one day at a time. First the Olympia man had to battle cancer, then the Bethel School District, to keep doing the job he loves.

Students rally across state

Hundreds of University of Washington students gathered at noon Friday on the Capitol steps to voice their displeasure over increased tuition and proposed cuts to financial aid and the school's budget.

Basic education underfunded, judge rules

The state of Washington isn't fully paying for basic public education, a violation of its constitutional duty, a King County judge ruled Thursday in a lawsuit brought by a coalition of parents, teachers and school districts, which included the Olympia School District and the Olympia Education Association.

County's schools will try online standardized tests

OLYMPIA - Ten Thurston County schools will participate in the first step of the rollout of statewide electronic standardized testing.

Students in a spot at SPSCC

OLYMPIA - For Kaneesha Armstrong, a nursing student at South Puget Sound Community College, it wasn't her first choice to attend a math class at 7 a.m.

Lacey celebrates bookworms

LACEY - Students in public and private schools, the Nisqually Tribe, and other groups will honor American Indian author, poet, musician and storyteller Joseph Bruchac, the featured writer for the annual Lacey Loves to Read celebration.

Reader salutes

We, The Blazing Saddles, are a small 4-H club in Hoquiam that would like to thank three of your local businesses for helping us with our community service this past year.

Learn about Evergreen options

Abby Kelso, the outreach coordinator for The Evergreen State College's evening and weekend studies, will hold an information session about offerings at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Olympia Timberland Regional Library, 313 Eighth Ave. S.E.