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As it enters a second year of budget cuts, the Yakima School District has started a process to reduce staff next school year.
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Yakima School District students will see less sugar, sodium and additives in their cafeteria meals and more whole grains, fresh fruit and scratch cooking.
Two key numbers – student enrollment projections and state education funding – will have a significant impact on the Yakima School District’s …
The effort focuses on four life stages of personal development: belonging, mastery, interdependence and generosity.
Tom Brandt has been selected to be the next school superintendent in Union Gap.
Current Superintendent Lisa Gredvig will retire at the end of this school year. She's been with the district for 16 years.
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Toppenish School District voters will decide on the replacement of a school levy during this month's special election.
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Toppenish-area voters will be receiving ballots to vote to replace a school district levy during the Feb. 11 special election.
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The Mabton school board has offered Elyse Mengarelli a contract to be superintendent starting this summer after parting ways this fall with Dr…
The Blue Santa project at Garfield Elementary in Toppenish was a rousing success, thanks to broad community support.
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Enrollment is up at Yakima Valley College and Heritage University this fall, and down at CWU.
The Yakima and Grandview school boards were recognized as Boards of the Year by the Washington State School Directors Association last month.
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The Sunnyside school board has approved a map for its new district-based voting system.
The Mabton School District has parted ways with its superintendent.
The Selah school board found a committee followed proper procedures in considering a community member's request to remove books.
The schools want to eliminate barriers for Yakima high school students trying to earn credit at CWU and YVC.
Hannah Zeutenhorst is a school nurse with the Yakima School District who was recently named the 2024 Washington School Nurse of the Year by th…
With student absenteeism at record highs, more Washington districts are using a tool developed by researchers at Washington State University t…
Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal wants a big ramp up in spending on Washington public schools in the next state budget.
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The Toppenish School District is running three electric school buses with three more on the way thanks to a federal grant.
Concerns about insurance coverage required and related premiums prompted board members to end policy, superintendent said.
It’s time for fresh pencils and notebooks as many Yakima School District students and staff started the school year on Thursday.
The Yakima school board approved a final budget Tuesday that involves staff cuts and belt tightening.
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