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Education
4 months ago
State reaches agreement to protect $1.4 billion in federal funding for K-12 schools

The funds support equal access to education for students from low-income families, English learners, children with disabilities and other vulnerable students.

Education
4 months ago
Bellingham School District admits liability in lawsuit over sexual assaults on school bus

A jury trial will now determine what damages the district owes to the student and his family.

We Are Whatcom
4 months ago
Brian Kerkvliet: Co-founder of Salish Seed Guild

The Salish Seed Guild works to promote biodiversity and sustainable agriculture in Whatcom County. One of the founders, Brian Kerkvliet, takes his efforts as a biodynamic homesteader seriously as he helps to educate the local gardeners in the Cascade bioregion.

Education
4 months ago
‘A win-win’: Whatcom County Council mulls purchase of WWU property

The prospective takeover would include selling the WWU property assessed at roughly an $8 million value to the county, allowing the university to continue operations on the second floor of the building for the next two years.

Education
5 months ago
Lynden School Board Director announces resignation

Her term, which expires in 2029, will be taken over by someone appointed by the school board. 

Education
5 months ago
Seattle judge orders Trump administration to restore mental health funding for K-12 schools

Washington had led a coalition of states in suing the Department of Ed over the cuts.

Education
6 months ago
Student employees at WWU file to form union for a third time in three years

If passed into law, HB 1570 would allow OSEs to join WAWU-UAW 4929, which is the same union that WWU’s Educational Student Employees are a part of. 

Local
6 months ago
Spanish teacher at Anacortes High School killed in car crash

The school district says the man spread warmth, humor and passion to everyone whose lives he touched.

Education
7 months ago
Stakeholders criticize WWU leadership over recent layoffs

A spokesperson for the delegation tells My Bellingham Now that it has not received a response to a letter sent to the university as of Nov. 18.

Local
7 months ago
Sehome High School student killed in weekend car crash in Bellingham

The 17-year-old was the sole occupant of the car fire near Boulevard Park.