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		<title>Opinion: CCT editor provides another history lesson on funding public schools</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:32:23 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16054-vancouver-public-schools-budget-cuts-teacher-salaries-4-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Vancouver schools face $20-30 million cuts while teacher salaries have skyrocketed since McCleary ruling." decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16054-vancouver-public-schools-budget-cuts-teacher-salaries-4-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16054-vancouver-public-schools-budget-cuts-teacher-salaries-4-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16054-vancouver-public-schools-budget-cuts-teacher-salaries-4-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16054-vancouver-public-schools-budget-cuts-teacher-salaries-4-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Large_Clark-County-Today-16054-vancouver-public-schools-budget-cuts-teacher-salaries-4.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Vancouver schools face $20-30 million cuts while teacher salaries have skyrocketed since McCleary ruling.]]></description>
		
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		<title>VIDEO: SW Washington school strikes end as strike legality concerns resurface</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2025 01:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="160" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Large_Clark-County-Today-sw-washington-school-strikes-end-video-300x160.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Strikes at Evergreen and La Center schools have ended, with students returning to class and districts adjusting calendars, while concerns resurface over the legality of school strikes in Washington." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Large_Clark-County-Today-sw-washington-school-strikes-end-video-300x160.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Large_Clark-County-Today-sw-washington-school-strikes-end-video-750x400.jpg 750w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Large_Clark-County-Today-sw-washington-school-strikes-end-video-150x80.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Large_Clark-County-Today-sw-washington-school-strikes-end-video-768x410.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Large_Clark-County-Today-sw-washington-school-strikes-end-video.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Strikes at Evergreen and La Center schools have ended, with students returning to class and districts adjusting calendars, while concerns resurface over the legality of school strikes in Washington.]]></description>
		
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		<title>Letter: ‘We want to be back in school and see our kiddos’</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 17:49:19 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="169" src="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-shelly-prothro-evergreen-letter-300x169.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Shelly Prothro, an Evergreen School District staff member, urges better pay and staffing for classified employees, citing unsafe conditions, injuries, and burnout at Hollingsworth Academy." decoding="async" srcset="https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-shelly-prothro-evergreen-letter-300x169.jpg 300w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-shelly-prothro-evergreen-letter-711x400.jpg 711w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-shelly-prothro-evergreen-letter-150x84.jpg 150w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-shelly-prothro-evergreen-letter-768x432.jpg 768w, https://www.clarkcountytoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Large_Clark-County-Today-shelly-prothro-evergreen-letter.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>Shelly Prothro, an Evergreen School District staff member, urges better pay and staffing for classified employees, citing unsafe conditions, injuries, and burnout at Hollingsworth Academy. ]]></description>
		
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