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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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Governor Ferguson pushes to ban cellphones in Washington schools from first bell to last
Gov. Bob Ferguson announced plans to file a bell-to-bell school cellphone ban bill on Dec. 7, targeting September 2027 implementation across all Washington public schools, including Olympia, Tumwater, and North Thurston districts.
Education
Evergreen State celebrates 683 graduates as enrollment rebounds from a decade-long decline
The Evergreen State College honored 683 degree-seeking graduates at its June 12 commencement on the Olympia campus, with Mayor Dontae Payne — a double Evergreen alum — delivering the keynote address at a college still recovering from years of steep enrollment decline.
Education
Ferguson wants phones away all day in Washington schools, including Olympia and Tumwater
Gov. Bob Ferguson's proposed "Away for the Day" policy would ban phones and smartwatches in all Washington K-12 public schools from first to last bell starting September 2027, directly affecting Olympia and Tumwater students; families can weigh in during statewide listening sessions through September 2026.
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