The $441 million general fund budget brings about 18 additional full-time equivalent educator positions to the district.
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Washington state stands to gain $137 million from the surprise reversal from Department of Education.
A group of school administrators named Ian Saltzman as a top educational leader.
Child care is too expensive and hard to find for families, the report showed. Providers are also struggling with burnout and high turnover.
The center, which serves 71 children, is set to shutter on Tuesday.
The college didn’t notify parents or teachers until May that it would close the early education center.
Children at Whittier Elementary cheered on local high school graduates as part of an annual tradition.
Two fellows per year will train at intensive care units in Providence Regional Medical Center Everett starting in 2026.
Liberty Elementary is one of two schools the Marysville School District is closing later this year to save costs.
Even though the district still faces serious financial problems, the findings are a positive change over last year, auditors said.
Public commenters criticized Everett Community College for its handling of the closure. The board backed the move, citing the center’s lack of funding.
Connor Krebbs served on the board for nearly four years. He is set to be hired as a staff member at the district.
The center provides early education to more than 70 children. The college had previously planned to close the school in 2021.
Anna Marie Laurence will fill the seat left vacant after Caroline Mason resigned on March 11.
The team — known as “Jack in the Bot” — came in first place above about 600 others at a Texas world championship event last week.
Programs the state legislature could cut include assistance to children in foster care and a program helping ninth graders stay on track to graduate.
The board will interview the five finalists at a May 1 meeting.
