student learning – ClarkCountyToday.com https://www.clarkcountytoday.com Your News Source with Integrity Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:24:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/cropped-Andis-CCT-Icon-NEW-170522-01-1-36x36.jpg student learning – ClarkCountyToday.com https://www.clarkcountytoday.com 32 32 Identity Clark County Learn Here Heroes named https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/people/identity-clark-county-learn-here-heroes-named/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=identity-clark-county-learn-here-heroes-named https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/people/identity-clark-county-learn-here-heroes-named/#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:24:43 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/uncategorized/identity-clark-county-learn-here-heroes-named/ Jon Girod's work grew construction coursework enrollment from 100 to 2,200 students across 10 Clark County high schools.

Jon Girod's work grew construction coursework enrollment from 100 to 2,200 students across 10 Clark County high schools.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/people/identity-clark-county-learn-here-heroes-named/feed/ 0 Ridgefield School District seeks professionals to volunteer at annual 4th Grade Career Fair https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/ridgefield-school-district-seeks-professionals-to-volunteer-at-annual-4th-grade-career-fair/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ridgefield-school-district-seeks-professionals-to-volunteer-at-annual-4th-grade-career-fair https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/ridgefield-school-district-seeks-professionals-to-volunteer-at-annual-4th-grade-career-fair/#respond Sat, 25 Oct 2025 00:18:59 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=177468 Ridgefield School District is seeking professionals to volunteer for the 4th Grade Career Fair on Feb. 5, 2026, offering students hands-on experiences with local career

Ridgefield School District is seeking professionals to volunteer for the 4th Grade Career Fair on Feb. 5, 2026, offering students hands-on experiences with local career ]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/ridgefield-school-district-seeks-professionals-to-volunteer-at-annual-4th-grade-career-fair/feed/ 0 Opinion: Education spending has doubled in 10 years, and most of the money went to hiring administrators and non-teachers https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-education-spending-has-doubled-in-10-years-and-most-of-the-money-went-to-hiring-administrators-and-non-teachers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-education-spending-has-doubled-in-10-years-and-most-of-the-money-went-to-hiring-administrators-and-non-teachers https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-education-spending-has-doubled-in-10-years-and-most-of-the-money-went-to-hiring-administrators-and-non-teachers/#comments Tue, 22 Oct 2024 23:46:03 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=161450 Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center questions why education spending has increased while student learning suffers.

Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center questions why education spending has increased while student learning suffers.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-education-spending-has-doubled-in-10-years-and-most-of-the-money-went-to-hiring-administrators-and-non-teachers/feed/ 3 Washington lawmakers seek to help fight learning loss after COVID-19 shutdowns https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/washington-lawmakers-seek-to-help-fight-learning-loss-after-covid-19-shutdowns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=washington-lawmakers-seek-to-help-fight-learning-loss-after-covid-19-shutdowns https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/washington-lawmakers-seek-to-help-fight-learning-loss-after-covid-19-shutdowns/#respond Sat, 20 Jan 2024 19:52:11 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=149480 Washington state is facing a pressing education crisis, worsened by the pandemic’s impact on student learning.

Washington state is facing a pressing education crisis, worsened by the pandemic’s impact on student learning.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/washington-lawmakers-seek-to-help-fight-learning-loss-after-covid-19-shutdowns/feed/ 0 ‘Dead kids don’t need math’: Teacher survey reveals lingering effects of lockdowns https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/dead-kids-dont-need-math-teacher-survey-reveals-lingering-effects-of-lockdowns/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dead-kids-dont-need-math-teacher-survey-reveals-lingering-effects-of-lockdowns https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/dead-kids-dont-need-math-teacher-survey-reveals-lingering-effects-of-lockdowns/#respond Tue, 06 Jun 2023 18:42:11 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=137725 File photo courtesy The Center Square Washington

Teacher survey highlights the ongoing impact of COVID-19 lockdowns on student learning, with educators calling for adjustments to academic standards and increased focus on mental health in response to learning delays and widening achievement gaps.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/news/dead-kids-dont-need-math-teacher-survey-reveals-lingering-effects-of-lockdowns/feed/ 0 Woodland Public Schools address learning lost due to pandemic using new techniques and strategies to help struggling students https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/youth/woodland-public-schools-address-learning-lost-due-to-pandemic-using-new-techniques-and-strategies-to-help-struggling-students/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=woodland-public-schools-address-learning-lost-due-to-pandemic-using-new-techniques-and-strategies-to-help-struggling-students https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/youth/woodland-public-schools-address-learning-lost-due-to-pandemic-using-new-techniques-and-strategies-to-help-struggling-students/#respond Tue, 24 Jan 2023 20:06:44 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=130286 Schools nationwide face a crisis of students, particularly in younger grades, who read, write, and perform math well below their grade level and need help to catch up.

Schools nationwide face a crisis of students, particularly in younger grades, who read, write, and perform math well below their grade level and need help to catch up.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/youth/woodland-public-schools-address-learning-lost-due-to-pandemic-using-new-techniques-and-strategies-to-help-struggling-students/feed/ 0 Opinion: With student learning down, education officials invent happy-talk metrics to hide the failures of public education https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-with-student-learning-down-education-officials-invent-happy-talk-metrics-to-hide-the-failures-of-public-education/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-with-student-learning-down-education-officials-invent-happy-talk-metrics-to-hide-the-failures-of-public-education https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-with-student-learning-down-education-officials-invent-happy-talk-metrics-to-hide-the-failures-of-public-education/#respond Wed, 14 Sep 2022 23:31:09 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=122872 Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center believes the strange mixing of ‘proficient’ and ‘made progress’ is designed to hide the widespread failures of the public education system.

Liv Finne of the Washington Policy Center believes the strange mixing of ‘proficient’ and ‘made progress’ is designed to hide the widespread failures of the public education system.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-with-student-learning-down-education-officials-invent-happy-talk-metrics-to-hide-the-failures-of-public-education/feed/ 0 Opinion: State superintendent document says top priority for spending federal COVID money will be Critical Race Theory-type programs, not student learning https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-state-superintendent-document-says-top-priority-for-spending-federal-covid-money-will-be-critical-race-theory-type-programs-not-student-learni/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=opinion-state-superintendent-document-says-top-priority-for-spending-federal-covid-money-will-be-critical-race-theory-type-programs-not-student-learni https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-state-superintendent-document-says-top-priority-for-spending-federal-covid-money-will-be-critical-race-theory-type-programs-not-student-learni/#comments Wed, 26 May 2021 23:02:43 +0000 https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/?p=97387 Liv Finne, of the Washington Policy Center, shares a document from the OSPI about how COVID funds will be spent in public education.

Liv Finne, of the Washington Policy Center, shares a document from the OSPI about how COVID funds will be spent in public education.]]> https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/opinion/opinion-state-superintendent-document-says-top-priority-for-spending-federal-covid-money-will-be-critical-race-theory-type-programs-not-student-learni/feed/ 6