2+ hour, 30+ min ago   (678+ words) School supply lists. New clothes. Parent forms. These are likely a big part of the back-to-school to-do list. But one other thing that may sneak up on parents? Immunizations and medications. Before the first bell rings, Washington parents need to…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (213+ words) No Q&A content found. Gov. Bob Ferguson wants to make completing the federal student aid application, or the state equivalent, a graduation requirement, he announced at a press conference on Monday, July 13. About half of Washington families would qualify…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (362+ words) You made a zine called "The World We're Making" about cuts to school funding, which you mailed to Cascadia Daily News. Tell me about the zine. Where do you see budget cuts affecting students the most in Bellingham? The teachers…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (503+ words) High school students from across Bellingham put robots they built in class to the test on Thursday, as part of the district’s first cross-high school robotics competition since 2019. Inside Squalicum High School’s gym, 36 teams of students in applied mechanics classes…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (603+ words) On piles of mulch, preschoolers stand on stumps to “touch the sky.” Then they scream with delight, scrambling up the piles, attempting to avoid one of their teachers, dubbed the “lava monster.” Other days, the piles of mulch are a…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (1656+ words) This multi-part series takes a closer look at the high cost of living in Bellingham. Part four addresses the child care crisis and provides an update on what the Whatcom County health department is doing to address the issue. A…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (162+ words) Construction has started on a new building on Western Washington University’s campus. A new Student Development and Success Center will be located on the south end of campus. The center will consolidate advising, enrollment management, the Basic Needs Pantry, event…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (228+ words) The Whatcom Family YMCA is bringing back the Youth Futsal League for the first time since COVID shut down the program. The YMCA will run a five-week league for boys and girls ages 8–13. The four divisions are 8–10 year-old girls, 8–10 year-old…...

10+ mon, 2+ day ago   (952+ words) As families and public schools grapple with the ongoing impacts of technology and screens on kids, one academic program in Fairhaven is sending students back in time. In a small office in McKenzie Alley, 10 teenagers gather twice a week to…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (420+ words) School starts for students across Whatcom and Skagit counties in just a couple of weeks. Here’s where families can get free school supplies, backpacks, immunizations and even haircuts around the region. School and community resource organizations will have booths at…...