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		<title>Opinion: McCleary’s promise and Washington’s K–12 reality</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 20:43:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Letter: ‘For the sake of our children, our families, and our community, we cannot afford another levy failure.’</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Jan 2026 02:03:32 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15390-josh-wilde-battle-ground-letter-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Battle Ground resident Josh Wilde argues that continued investment in Battle Ground Public Schools is essential to protect students, programs, and the broader community." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15390-josh-wilde-battle-ground-letter-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15390-josh-wilde-battle-ground-letter-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15390-josh-wilde-battle-ground-letter-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15390-josh-wilde-battle-ground-letter-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Large_Clark-County-Today-15390-josh-wilde-battle-ground-letter.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Battle Ground resident Josh Wilde argues that continued investment in Battle Ground Public Schools is essential to protect students, programs, and the broader community. ]]></description>
		
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