Education

Eatonville students experience firsthand the challenges of physical disabilities

Everything was a little bit harder. Navigating the hallways. Weaving through the maze of desks in the classroom. Even participating in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Capital High music teacher to be honored

Capital High School teacher Dan Lundberg will be inducted into the Washington Music Educators Hall of Fame Feb. 17 during a special ceremony in Yakima.

Student spotlight for Feb. 5

Alexis Sullivan

WSU pulls sorority's recognition, support because of hazing, underage drinking

PULLMAN — Washington State University's conduct board has sanctioned the Pi Beta Phi sorority after finding the organization responsible for hazing and underage drinking.

Olympia High students say Huffington Post misused video

A video shot by students at Olympia High School that appears to show classmates struggling to answer basic trivia questions received national attention this week when it was shared on sites like The Huffington Post.

House GOP's budget spends $580M more on education

House Republicans offered up a “fund education first” budget Thursday, earmarking what they depicted as $580 million more for K-12 public schools than Gov. Chris Gregoire’s budget would allocate.

Budget cuts threaten long-term excellence, state's university presidents say

SEATTLE — Leaders of Washington's universities and colleges say cuts in state support to higher education are attracting national attention.

Thurston County school districts run maintenance, operation levies

Thurston County’s eight public school districts hope voters will show some love by voting yes in the Feb. 14 election.

Seven Oaks pupils' videos to go to deployed mothers, fathers

Students recorded videos Tuesday in the Seven Oaks Elementary School library to send to parents who are deployed overseas.

Stadium High security officer charged for alleged sex with two female students

Pierce County prosecutors today charged a campus security officer at Tacoma's Stadium High School with having illegal sexual contact with two students.