Students at Lake Grove Elementary got lessons in pursuing their dreams — and training their dragons. Dean DeBlois, co-writer and…
South King Fire and Rescue has released its latest call numbers, going on almost 16,000 calls in 2009. That works…
Keith Wheeler has found a way to keep students in class.
The principal at Todd Beamer High School’s School of Global Leadership and Economics has brought in an old standard to get new results: Saturday School.
Wheeler said the staff saw a concerning problem at the beginning of the year: A large number of students with multiple unexcused absences and tardies.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn has released the names of the schools deemed the worst in the nation. There are no Federal Way schools on the list.
There were 47 Washington State schools that were put on a federal list of persistently lowest achieving schools.
Neighboring district Highline did have two schools on the list: Cascade and Chinook middle schools.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn has released the names of the schools deemed the worst in the nation. There are no Federal Way schools on the list.
There were 47 Washington State schools that were put on a federal list of persistently lowest achieving schools.
Neighboring district Highline did have two schools on the list: Cascade and Chinook middle schools.
All of the legislative bills that the Federal Way School District closely watched this session have passed. Each session, school…
The Federal Way School District has a lot riding on the outcome of this week’s special legislative session. One of…
The Federal Way School Board approved a measure that will bring more students into advanced classes. The Academic Acceleration Advanced…
Starting next week, students in Federal Way will enter a new era. The age of the WASL is over. The…
There are upsides and downsides to every aspect of construction of the newest Federal Way schools. Some elements have caused…
The search for the new Federal Way School District superintendent is rapidly drawing to a close. The next few weeks…
Decatur Gators to raise funds for football: The Decatur Gator football team will host a spaghetti feed and silent auction…
The Federal Way School District is contemplating getting on board with Teach For America. The program would bring uncertified teachers…
After a failed bond measure in 2006, Federal Way High School was in a troubling situation. The school was the…
It was a grand success at this year’s Communities in Schools Annual Breakfast.
The event brought in $47,000, more than was collected last year and $12,000 above the group’s goal.
The 11th annual breakfast, which was formerly called the CIS Literacy Breakfast, brought in more than 400 community members and educators.
The event was emceed by Superintendent Tom Murphy, who is nearing the end of his long career at Federal Way Public Schools. Murphy received a long standing ovation during the breakfast.
Federal Way High School is older than most of the city’s residents. It’s the oldest school in the district, and…
Federal Way Public Schools will be getting some new digs.
On Tuesday, the school board approved a measure that would allow the district to purchase the Northwest Corporate Center.
The property, which sits across from City Hall on 8th Avenue South, is more than 70,000 square feet and will cost the district $8.9 million to purchase as the new Educational Service Center (ESC).
They may not be politicians, but that doesn’t mean firefighters at South King Fire and Rescue don’t have a vested interest in what goes on at the state Legislature.
The department is watching several bills closely this session, and Chief Al Church testified on Monday about one of them. Church regularly reports back to the board of commissioners on the status of these bills. The board and the department selected these bills to watch when the session started.
