Education & Talent

Journal's View: ARP funds provide regional transformative opportunity

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July 29, 2021

Government leaders here are faced with the enormous task of deciding what to do with more than $200 million in American Rescue Plan funding coming collectively to Spokane County, the cities of Spokane and Spokane Valley, school districts, and other local

Communities in Schools serves through COVID-19

Organizational efforts picked up in pandemic

July 29, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Once housed in 400 square feet of diminutive office space in downtown Spokane, the nonprofit Communities in Schools of Spokane County in early 2020 moved to three times that amount of space in the Tapio Office Center. It hasn't even been 18 months

Spokane economy grew for some in pandemic year

Hospitality, retail sectors still lag in job numbers

July 29, 2021

Patrick Jones

What a difference a year makes. In May 2020, U.S. employment had slipped over 25 million from its February 2020 peak. The nation was lurching toward the largest quarterly drop in gross domestic product in history with a 32% decline. Washington state's

Decolonizing nonprofits

Work involves education, analysis of power structure, hiring practices, experts say

July 29, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Nonprofit organizations are beginning to look inward when it comes to diversity, equity, and inclusion, some observers here say. Tara Ramos, owner of Spokane-based Redfox Consulting and a member of the IÃ±upiat Alaskan Native group, says demand for her

'Pringles' church roof dubbed feat of engineering

Paraboloid design results in strength of structure

July 15, 2021

Luke Modugno

Although Spokane doesn't have the most recognizable skyline, assistant professor of civil engineering at Gonzaga University Joshua Schultz would argue that the buildings within it are nothing short of spectacular.

Moses Lake school design promotes project-based learning

Real World Academy said future of education

July 15, 2021

Kelly Hendrickson

Moses Lake, like many central Washington cities, has been growing for decades. The region has been attractive to both the technology and manufacturing industries.

Spokane Public Schools to wrap up conceptual plans for two middle schools

District plans to complete construction in fall 2023

July 15, 2021

Natasha Nellis

Spokane Public Schools is finalizing the schematic designs for the new Carla Peperzak Middle School project and the Sacajawea Middle School replacement project.

Saltese Flats learning center project to start this fall

$2 million project likely to go out for bid soon

July 15, 2021

Kevin Blocker

Spokane County hopes to break ground soon on a $2 million project that will serve largely as an environmental education center for students from across the Inland Northwest.

Diversity, equity, inclusion enters the C-suite

Demand, pay for such roles has risen during past year

July 15, 2021

Virginia Thomas

Executive-level diversity positions are growing in prominence and scope as organizations adapt their culture to changing social attitudes, some Inland Northwest executives say.

WSU College of Medicine attains full accreditation

Approval is culmination of six years of work

June 22, 2021

Staff Report

The Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine has received full accreditation through the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, the university announced this morning.