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Education
OSD board meets Thursday as school closure, bond decisions loom
The Olympia School District board holds a work session Thursday, July 30, at City Hall as the district navigates Superintendent Murphy's proposal to close elementary schools and pursue a February 2027 bond vote, with the Bond Planning Committee application deadline falling the next day.
Education
North Thurston loosens high school phone rules in contested 4-1 vote
North Thurston Public Schools' board voted 4-1 on July 14 to allow high school students to use cellphones during lunch and passing periods, drawing objections from the teachers' union president who called it "the easy way out" as state leaders push for stricter phone bans.
Education
OSD board meets Thursday as school closure, bond decisions loom
The Olympia School District board holds a work session Thursday, July 30, at City Hall as the district navigates Superintendent Murphy's proposal to close elementary schools and pursue a February 2027 bond vote, with the Bond Planning Committee application deadline falling the next day.
Education
OSD board meets Thursday as school closure, bond decisions loom
The Olympia School District board holds a work session Thursday, July 30, at City Hall as the district navigates Superintendent Murphy's proposal to close elementary schools and pursue a February 2027 bond vote, with the Bond Planning Committee application deadline falling the next day.
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Free paint recycling drop-off coming to Griffin School on Saturday, July 11
Thurston County is hosting a free drive-thru paint recycling event at Griffin School in northwest Olympia on Saturday, July 11, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., accepting latex and oil-based house paint, stains, and primers up to five gallons per container.
Education
Washington youth survey: 10th graders report rising hope, falling substance use
The 2025 Healthy Youth Survey shows 75% of Washington 10th graders report strong hope and substance use continues to decline, but LGBTQ+ and Native students still face bullying at nearly twice the rate of peers. Thurston County results are available online at AskHYS.net.
Education
Olympia School Board adopts budget with $3.5M in cuts with future reductions
The Olympia School District Board of Directors voted Thursday, June 25, to adopt a 2026-27 budget that includes approximately $3.5 million in spending reductions driven by declining enrollment, with officials warning that $3.4 million more in cuts are planned for 2027-28.
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