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Washington Judge Tells State to Provide More School Funding

by Elizabeth Humphrey, Posted Feb 24th 2010 6:00PM

Parents of Washington state students might not need to have as many bake sales to help pay for their kids' education.
An alliance of more than 70 organizations, including several school districts and the "state's largest teachers union," ...
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Coming Soon: The Ad-Sponsored Public School

by Amy Hatch, Posted Dec 14th 2009 12:00PM

A Coca-Cola logo adorns the Spaulding High School football scoreboard.Credit: EJ Hersom, Foster's Daily Democrat
Cash-starved school districts are turning to the corporate world to generate enough funds to stay afloat. Schools in North ...
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Farewell to reading

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Feb 13th 2008 9:32AM

As a kid, I read voraciously. Rarely was I without a book in hand. I was, it seems, unusual in that respect, however. Not every family valued books as highly as mine did and many kids did not have easy access to lots of books early on. I do remember, ...
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Head Start gets a boost in funding

by Heather Craven, Posted May 17th 2007 4:30PM

There is good news to those families whose young children attend a Head Start school, next year there will be more money. The House recently approved a bill that will increase the overall budget from $6.9 billion to $7.4 billion next year. The other ...
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House: $600m for math/science teachers

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Apr 30th 2007 3:03PM

Last week, representatives in the house overwhelmingly passed a bill that would provide 600 million dollars in scholarships and stipends for those studying math and science on their way to becoming teachers. Such students who commit to teaching ...
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Parents get bill for kids who miss school

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Mar 9th 2007 9:28AM

When Stan Wilson, of Scotts Valley, California, took his kids to Hawaii, six-year-old Connor and eight-year-old Courtney each missed five days of school. That meant the school district missed out on more than $360 of state funding. So they sent ...
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Southern Oregon loses libraries

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Mar 6th 2007 12:32PM

As of April 7, Jackson County in Southern Oregon will have no libraries. Due to cuts in federal funding, the county will close all fifteen branches of its library system leaving many patrons in rural areas out in the cold. This makes it the largest ...
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