The Kennewick School Board and the Kennewick Education Association have reached a two-year contract covering the 2026-27 and 2027-28 school years.  

A Moses Lake school that had shut down for over a year to make repairs to the building is reopening to students.  
Litigation against the school’s Richland-based contractor is still pending. 

The state Department of Ecology’s Washington Conservation Corps is currently recruiting AmeriCorps members to fill 260 positions across the state. 

Washington state is investing millions in grants to help workers level up through its Job Skills Program and demand for the funding in the most recent cycle was the highest in the program’s 40-year history. 

The Children’s Reading Foundation’s longtime CEO is stepping down and a national search is underway for a successor. 

The achievement marks back-to-back years that Washington high schoolers set a record for the number of completed financial aid applications. 

Washington’s official investment education savings plan has seen strong growth in the last year, demonstrating an increased demand by families to save for their childrens’ education and career goals. 

High school students in Washington may soon have more options to connect coursework with their career plans.   

Washington State University’s Carson College of Business now has opportunities for those looking to bolster their skills or break into new roles in the realms of artificial intelligence, automation, analytics and project management.