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Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
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OLYMPIA – Charter schools in the state are doing a better job educating children in math and English than traditional schools. That is one of the main takeaways from the Washington State Board of Education’s Charter Schools Report. “The overall finding for all of the prior charter school reports and this seventh edition submitted by the SBE is that students attending Washington charter schools perform similar to or better than academically, economically and ethnically similar students attending traditional public schools,” th...
OLYMPIA – Some lawmakers are reconsidering sobriety checkpoints and automated enforcement cameras in a bid to bring the number of road deaths down in the state. Traffic deaths in Washington hit a high in 2022, with 750 fatalities, the highest number since 1990, according to the Washington Traffic Safety Commission. And while 2023 statistics are not complete yet, by July 31, 417 people had died on Washington’s roads – on pace to surpass the number of 2022 deaths. “What we’ve done to date is not having the impact we want,” Tr...