Schools

Budget crunch forces Longview to cut teacher aides

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012, 3:01pm

LONGVIEW, Wash. -- More than 100 teacher aides in Longview are out of their jobs.

In fact, all the teacher aides are out of jobs.

According to a story in the Longview Daily News, the teacher aides are being told to re-apply for their positions because of cuts and restructuring.

All the aides will have to attend a job fair to re-apply and about 73 positions will be awarded based on seniority. District officials said they have to do it that way because all of the cuts are causing drastic changes to job descriptions and workoads.

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Kelso School District wants to know what you think of its new strategic plan

Submitted by KATU Communities Staff

Monday, March 26th, 2012, 8:00am

KELSO, Wash. -- The Kelso School District would like to invite the Kelso community to a parent and community workshop on revisions being made to the district's strategic plan at 6:30 p.m. March 27 in the Kelso High School library.

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High school art show celebrates exceptional student artwork

Submitted by KATU Communities Staff

Friday, March 9th, 2012, 9:00am

VANCOUVER, Wash. -- Student artists from throughout Southwest Washington will be recognized for their outstanding artwork at the 2012 Southwest Washington Regional High School Art Show, sponsored and hosted by Educational Service District 112.

Now in its 39th year, the art show is one of the few opportunities for area art students to receive recognition and exposure for their work. The art show received 221 entries this year from high school students throughout the six-county region of Southwest Washington. The artwork is on display at ESD 112, 2500 NE 65th Avenue in Vancouver.

The opening reception and ceremony presentation will take place from 5-7 p.m. March 13 at ESD 112. The gallery will open at 5 p.m. and the awards program begins at 6 p.m.

Twelve pieces will receive Regional Awards and will compete against entries from around Washington state in the Annual State Superintendent of Public Instruction's Art Show in Olympia in April. The following student artists won awards for their pieces:

Regional Awards

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More students struggle to pay off college debt

Submitted by Anonymous on Friday, January 27th, 12:02 pm

Story by Anna Marum, Murrow News Service

LONGVIEW, Wash. -- As Cowlitz County’s blue-collar industry struggled in recent years, students poured into the local community college in record numbers.

Now, those former students are defaulting on their loans at surprisingly high rates, sometimes within nine months of graduating.

“People came back to school because they didn’t know what else to do,” said Lisa Matye Edwards, vice president of student success at Lower Columbia College (LCC).

Nearly one in five LCC students defaulted on federal loan payments in 2009, the most recent year for which data is available. That rate is among the highest in Washington state, but other colleges and universities are seeing dramatic jumps in default rates as debt-laden students encounter a struggling state economy.

At the University of Washington and Washington State University, default rates remain relatively low, but they have increased more than 25 percent at both universities since 2007, according to data from the U.S. Department of Education.

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Need health care or health insurance? (North Clackamas School District)

Submitted by Community News on Monday, November 29th, 2:13 pm

Kaiser Permanente and OHP's new Healthy Kids Program provides free or affordable health care for children 18 or younger, coverage for children with medical conditions and insurance options for families of all income levels.

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School of Engineering to host annual Freshman Design competition Dec. 4

Submitted by Community News on Saturday, November 20th, 1:00 am

The University of Portland’s School of Engineering will host its 19th annual Freshman Design competition from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 4 in the Chiles Center on campus, 5000 N. Willamette Blvd. The competition is free and open to the public.

This year, more than 150 aspiring engineers of the class of 2014 will compete in a “Battle of Bots and Blocks,” where teams compete in a block stacking competition using robots built during the fall semester.

The competition is a major component of a required Introduction to Engineering course all engineering and computer science freshmen take during their first semester at the University. It is the culmination of a semester-long project which challenges students to conceive, design and build a device capable of performing a specific task.

The project includes aspects of limited resources, speed, cost and effectiveness. At the end of the competition, awards are presented for t

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College applicants get help in self-expression (Portland Public Schools)

Submitted by Community News on Monday, November 29th, 2:10 pm

Writing about yourself might feel weird, but it’s a necessary skill for students applying to college. Community members recently offered help in a workshop at Franklin High School.

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