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Bellingham school officials say last week's decision to close a beloved 93-year-old elementary school was not an easy dec...
A 93-year old Bellingham elementary school is being closed.Last night, the Bellingham School Board voted four to one to shut ...
A bill that's designed to shore up Washington's public-school accountability system now has Governor Jay Inslee's...
Washington’s Secretary of State Kim Wyman stopped in Bellingham Tuesday to encourage college students to vote.Wyman vis...
Washington’s new Secretary of State Kim Wyman is making stops at local colleges today as part of her College Civics Tou...
A Ferndale Middle School student has won a national creative writing contest.Eighth grader Jessica Jimenez-Arroyo of Vista Mi...
Students learning about fish and the environment at Bellingham Technical College now have the option of getting a four year d...
Whatcom Community College is celebrating its 45th anniversary today with a fundraising event featuring food, beer and wine an...
About a dozen area schools have been honored with state academic performance awards.The Superintendent of Public Instruction ...
A survey conducted by the National Science Foundation shows the University of Washington in Seattle was among the universitie...
Northwest Indian College held its annual “Weavers Teaching Weavers” conference at the Lummi Nation’s Longho...
Seven Bellingham schools are being honored with academic performance awards.The Superintendent of Public Instruction and the ...
Teachers in Seattle who staged a boycott of a widely used standardized test earlier this year will not be punished for their ...
Local public school students are out of class for Spring Break this week.The Bellingham, Ferndale, Blaine, Meridian, Mount Ba...
A conservative grassroots political group calls allegations of anti-Muslim bias in the Concrete School District a smear campa...
Governor Jay Inslee's budget blueprint for the next two years includes elimination of certain tax breaks and renewal of t...
Governor Jay Inslee will hold a news conference this morning to present his priorities for the state budget covering the next...
A Concrete Middle School student is accusing her teacher of anti-Muslim bias.The student alleges that Mary Janda likened Musl...
A local group of socially conscious middle school students are heading to Seattle for a youth empowerment event.Thirty-six st...
The Republican-controlled State Senate has unveiled a new proposal that would lower tuition at state colleges and universitie...
Local school officials applaud the community for its clean-up efforts following this weekend’s vandalism at Wade King E...
State lawmakers are awaiting the release this week of the state's forecast for tax collections.It is information that is ...
Classes are on as Whatcom County Sheriff’s Deputies look for the people responsible for burglarizing and vandalizing Wa...
Soldiers at Joint Base Lewis-McChord are starting to feel the automatic federal spending cuts now taking effect around the co...
A state youth study shows more kids may be engaging in sexual behavior and suffering from depression.The Washington Departmen...
Washington State’s version of the "Dream Act" will be considered by the State Senate after winning approval i...
An argument over an old debt allegedly led to a stabbing at Mount Baker High School in Deming over the weekend.Two men were w...
A bill that would give local public schools A through F letter grades is waiting for a vote in the State House after narrowly...
A package of education policy bills awaits action in the House after clearing the state Senate.The legislation includes a pro...
Western Washington University is receiving national recognition for its community service efforts.WWU has been selected for t...
Western Washington University is teaming up with school districts to improve math and science instruction at elementary schoo...
Eight local schools recently won national awards for keeping students healthy by providing quality meals and encouraging phys...
Western Washington University students do not have to worry about losing financial aid if automatic federal spending cuts tak...
Congressman Rick Larsen says automatic federal spending cuts would have a severe impact on education in Whatcom County.He say...
A local middle school is responding to parent concerns over how to get more involved in their children’s lives.Many are...
No school today at Sehome High School in Bellingham after an explosion and fire knocked out power to the school and the surro...
Officials from the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Emergency Management Division met with Lynden teachers, firefighters and Po...
City, County and State offices are all closed for the President’s Day holiday.Parking Meters will not be enforced. Publ...
About a dozen parents in Federal Way form a group that's calling for the city's public schools to have armed guards.T...
Voters in Skagit County approve all bonds and tax levies contained on the ballot in the February special election.The items i...
Ballots must be postmarked by today for the special election that could create a new park district in Bellingham to pay for t...
A controversial sign for would-be thieves in Fairhaven went missing.The “No Trespassing” home construction site s...
Officials at Eatonville Middle School say a 13-year-old student has been expelled after he was found to be carrying a so-call...
A partnership between the Bellingham School District and Western Washington University is working to ensure success for stude...
Bellingham school officials say as the state’s homeless student numbers soar to more than 27,000, so do those in our sc...
Senate Democratic leader Ed Murray has introduced a new bill to help immigrant children succeed.The proposed Washington Dream...
Western Washington University is No. 1 on the Peace Corps 2013 top colleges rankings for medium-sized schools.This is the fir...
Western Washington University is on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's list of the nation's top 20 green ener...
New numbers indicate student homelessness is up nearly 50-percent over the last five years in Washington.The office of the Su...
The Bellingham School District has announced it is improving its budget outlook for the next school year.The number of studen...
Democrats are criticizing a trio of education bills heard in the State Senate last week.The bills would hold back third-grade...
State Senator Kevin Ranker is looking to protect and rebuild the state’s higher education system.On Wednesday, Ranker i...
Some local entrepreneurs and a handful of university students are bringing a little upcycle to downtown Bellingham. February&...
A bill introduced in the state Senate would prevent third-grade public-school students who fail the statewide reading exam fr...
Officials say an elementary school in Mount Vernon was placed on lockdown for about 20 minutes after three teenagers carrying...
A bill introduced in the Washington Legislature this week would assign letter grades to public schools based upon criteria su...
A local school district gets an award and notice from around the region for one of its programs.Officials from the sheriff&rs...
Seattle teachers who are refusing to give Measure of Academic Progress, or MAP, tests are now ready to rally to push their ca...
The Bellingham School District is reminding families to talk with their children about staying safe after another girl report...
A group of physicians wants the Washington Legislature to pass a bill that would allow doctors to prescribe epinephrine to sc...
Students and volunteers from a Western Washington University Community Outreach Program were honored for their work in the Em...
Local university students may avoid a tuition hike if school officials have their way.The president of Western - along with l...
Residents in one Bellingham neighborhood are concerned about having college students as their new neighbors.Staffers from Ron...
Officials say security is being stepped up at Hazen High School in Renton, even though a purported threat of weapons being br...
Child experts give advice on explaining events like the recent Newtown shooting rampage to youngsters.Tragic events of the la...
The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office wants to stress that they will be conducting a regularly scheduled training exercis...
Senator Maria Cantwell is calling Friday's school shooting in Connecticut "heartbreaking."She released a statem...
Bellingham School District Superintendent Dr. Greg Baker is reacting to the tragic news out of Newtown, Connecticut.He posted...
Local high school students might be required to take five graduation tests by 2015, but our state School's Chief is sayin...
The office of the state Superintendent of Public Instruction says marijuana use at schools has been rising ever since pot bec...
Western Washington University is included on a new list of top ranking universities that offer the best education for their b...
There's word that more money for Washington School Improvement grants is helping more Washington students succeed.Randy D...
Bellingham Technical College is hosting two free flu vaccine clinics on its campus happening today and next Wednesday.Teams o...
The University of Washington has canceled its sports apparel contract with Adidas after a nearly year-long campaign by studen...
The U.S. Department of Education releases preliminary numbers on the high school graduation rates in each state, and Washingt...
The Ferndale School Board is being honored for living up to high standards that lead to high achievement in students.The Wash...
It looks like charter cchools will be coming to our State. Initiative 1240, which will allow up to 40 charter schools to be e...
The University of Washington is officially asking state officials to let it lift a long freeze on salaries, and for the Legis...
Two Whatcom County School Districts won’t have to wait as long to get reimbursed by the federal government for serving ...
With the general election now less than two weeks away, Washington's student mock election is about to start.The Secretar...
The Washington State Department of Transportation is asking kids around the state to help them come up with a name for its ne...
Stephen Sulkin is planning to retire as professor and director of Western Washington University's Shannon Point Marine Ce...
A high school player is in the state record books after kicking a 67-yard field goal as time expired in regulation. Austin Re...
About 900 fifth graders from Skagit and Whatcom counties will be visiting Western Washington University next Tuesday.The goal...
If you’re near the Western Washington University campusnextweekyou may hear the sound of an old steam whistle.Western w...
Washington’s schools chief says his request to have the state fully fund basic education is required by the Supreme Cou...
Washington voters are getting ready to decide on a constitutional amendment to let the University of Washington and Washingto...
Is an additional $4.1 billion what the state needs to fund our failing basic education system?Superintendant of Public In...
A judge orders home detention and electronic monitoring for a 16-year-old Edmonds boy who's accused of making online thre...
Counselors were on hand at Whatcom Middle School yesterday to offer support for students as they react to the death of their ...
Whatcom Community College is getting a half-million dollars to offer new degrees in cybersecurity. The "Bellingham Heral...
A repeat recommendation from the state Board of Education is filtering down to school districts around the state. It urges th...
A judge has rejected an effort to recall a Mount Baker School Board member over the school district's involvement with th...
Washington's education chief has unveiled a new system for measuring how well schools are teaching children in our state....
A federal judge in Tacoma is allowing a long-delayed class-action lawsuit against Costco to proceed.The plaintiffs allege tha...
Classes at Nooksack Valley Middle School got a rough start after police say a student threatened to blow up the school.The 13...
Students are back in class at Nooksack Valley Middle School after a bomb threat prompted an evacuation of the building.A stat...
Mandatory classes are back in effect for students at Skyline High School in Sammamish.The school was closed Thursday after of...
Worried about the environment, Western Washington University is working toward banning bottled water on campus.The concern is...
Investigators with the King County Sheriff's Office say they've traced a threat of gun violence against students at S...
Issaquah School District officials say Skyline High School in Sammamish will not have classes today because of a specific thr...
About4,000 students are expected to move into Western Washington University's residence halls and apartments over the wee...
Four teachers from Bellingham are out of harm's way after rioters pillaged and burned a private school near a U.S. embass...
Lynden officials have agreed to hold a public hearing after hearing concerns about a plan to open a home-based gun-building b...
The Mount Baker School Board member facing a recall for his involvement in the Lake Whatcom reconveyance is saying the recall...
A group of citizens in the Mount Baker School District is trying to recall a school board member for the district's invol...
A group of high school basketball players from Olympia will not face criminal charges in connection with a hazing incident th...
As kids head back to school, there’s a good chance that some students in your child’s classroom aren’t immu...
An elementary school in Bellingham is one of 58 schools recognized by the state for making big improvements over the past thr...
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Inslee and GOP candidate Rob McKenna face off in their first one-on-one debate leading...
Western Washington University is getting high marks from "Forbes Magazine," as it lands on a list of the top colleg...
A high school senior from Lummi Island is getting a big scholarship for winning a prestigious world-wide essay contest.Simone...
Summer is coming to an end and with school coming up, the State Department of Health wants to remind parents of the importanc...
Whatcom Community College is looking for local families who are able to house an international exchange student.WCC’s I...
Whatcom County's second largest school district has announced it will have to run a deficit in the upcoming school year.T...
Firefighters have started mop-up operations on the state's current largest wildfire.The state Department of Natural Resou...
Western Washington University is being called a "model of efficiency."WWU is one of eight colleges and universities...
The Meridian School District is getting nearly $10 million in state funding to help replace Irene Reither Primary School ...
With Boeing planning to shift 737 production into high gear at its Renton plant, KING 5 news reports city officials are makin...
The state’s budget director says Western Washington University’s salary increases have hurt its credibility.Marty...
A brief scare for a Kendall School yesterday as a fire erupted near propane tanks.Mount Baker School District Superintendent ...
Washington schools are leaving behind the "No Child Left Behind" law.Our state joins what is now a majority of stat...
Western Washington University officials are reacting to criticism for handing out big pay raises in the new contract between ...
Authorities say a teacher at a Tacoma middle school has been arrested after being accused of having sex with a student.Prosec...
The families of two teens brutally stabbed in a bathroom at Snohomish High School last year, are suing the Snohomish school d...
Ever wanted to know how to launch your own business?A new program at Whatcom Community College can teach you how.WCC Workforc...
Some residents in the Mount Baker School District want to recall all of the district board members.This after the board last ...
The State Department of Veterans Affairs has received a grant from Americorps for a program helping vets navigate Washington&...
In-state students will be paying more to attend the University of Washington.The university Board of Regents has approved a 1...
Meridian High School teacher Steven Lawrence has been named Washington's 2012 History Teacher of the Year.Lawrence has be...
Western Washington University officials have issued a campus advisory about the death of a student.Friends and family of Char...
The Mount Baker School District is facing a decision to reduce educational programs as part of its budget for the next school...
A Stanwood Middle School teacher is in jail instead of the classroom today, accused of killing his wife at their Mount Vernon...
Western Washington University student Charlie Hartman, who recently was reported missing, has passed away.WWU released a stat...
Students at Western Washington University are coming together for a community-wide swap meet.This Saturday will mark the thir...
Both the guardian and the biological father of the boy who took a gun to Armin Jahr Elementary School in February are in jail...
There's another attempt to allow charters schools here in Washington."The Seattle Times" says the League of Edu...
The Whatcom County Council is moving forward with plans to exchange 8700 acres of public forest lands in the Lake Whatcom Wat...
The recent suicide of Western Washington University student Timothy Crossan has been devastating to the community at Western ...
Domestic sex traficking of minors is occuring here in Whatcom County and across Washington State.Robin Meyer from the local g...
If you’re near Western Washington University this morning you may hear the sound of “Big Ole.”At 9:45 Weste...
Bellingham Technical College and Whatcom Community College have both been named among the nation’s top two-year college...
The superintendent of Ferndale Schools says the entire district is going to see changes after next year's closure of Moun...
Mountain View Elementary is scheduled to close at the end of the 2013 school year.The Bellingham Herald says the Ferndale Sch...
A Holocaust survivor and local resident works with aWestern Washington Universitycenterto keep the memory of the Holocaust at...
With over $6-million in deeper cuts the Bellingham School District is feeling the pain.Superintendent Greg Baker says I-7...
A Western Washington University student died in a fall from Nash Hall on the campus this morning.University Police are invest...
In addition to deciding on a city sales taxincrease on the February 14th ballot, Ferndale voters are also being asked to cons...
One organization is working hard in Whatcom County to keep students in school until they graduate.Communities in Schools has ...
