While some schools in the Kent School District are scrambling to make room for larger-than-expected populations, overall enrollment in the district is down so far this year by 130 students, which could cost the district hundreds of thousands of dollars in state funding they are counting on to meet their budget.
A mandatory recount in the Kent School District Director District No. 5 primary election earlier in September revealed no changes in the vote total to either candidate, meaning Dale Smith, who has unofficially dropped out of the race, will remain on the second ballot line this fall.
Not sure who to vote for in the Kent School Board race?How about Mickey Mouse?Don't laugh. According to 2009 Primary Election Recount Write-In Report, the… Continue reading
Kent residents looking to see what their town has to offer will get their opportunity Wednesday at the ShoWare center when nearly 90 local business will gather for Kent's first Business Expo.
The first school board meeting of the year brought congratulations, thank yous and further discussions of both class size and funding issues during the public-comment section of the Kent School Board’s Sept. 23 meeting.
Growing up as an immigrant herself, Daxa Thomas feels she is well-suited to her new role as principal of East Hill Elementary, where a large… Continue reading
With winter flooding being predicted as not only a possibility but an eventuality, thousands of business owners from around the Green River Valley flocked to the ShoWare Center Wednesday night for an emergency preparedness symposium, hosted by the Chambers of Commerce of three valley cities and King County.
The year may have started late for kids in the Kent School District, but at least it should still end on time (providing there are no snow days, of course).
The Kent School District Tuesday released a revised student calender for the 2009-2010 school year putting back the 10 days missed due to the Kent Education Association strike that moved the first day of school from Aug. 31 to Sept. 15.
Renovations began this week on the Kent Regional Library, closing the building for the next four to six months.Library patrons will still be able to… Continue reading
When budget cuts this past spring threatened music programs throughout the Kent School District, music teacher Carol Brewster decided to do something about it.To ensure… Continue reading
Reimbursements from the government for the Cash for Clunkers program have started to pick up some, but according to Mark Scarff, president and General Manager… Continue reading
Though the Kent Education Association strike officially came to an end this past week, one parents' group that was formed to support teachers plans to… Continue reading
In 2007, a new pottery shop opened in the Illinois town where Maria Hauschild and her family were living. One afternoon, she took her daughter… Continue reading
By Brian Beckleybbeckley@kentreporter.comAmerican Legion Post 15 of Kent is hosting an open house Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.The event is designed to raise… Continue reading
After waiting years for the opening of the new Panther Lake Elementary school, a few more weeks was nothing.But as students all over Kent were… Continue reading
The Kent teacher strike is officially over and classes will finally begin Tuesday morning at schools all across the district.Members of the Kent Education Association… Continue reading
The Kent School District announced on its Web site Friday afternoon that school will begin Tuesday, Sept. 15, not Monday as was previously announced.This is… Continue reading
Teachers and union officials were stunned Friday when the Kent School District rejected the union's latest contract offer, one the union said had a total… Continue reading
By Brian Beckleybbeckley@kentreporter.comFor the first day of school in Kent, will the third time be the charm?If not, teachers in the district will be looking… Continue reading
With teachers in the Kent School District deciding Monday to defy a King County Superior Court Judge's order to end their nearly two-week old strike… Continue reading
