Education

Board will be tasked with selecting a new superintendent

School mergers, more staff layoffs coming to Whatcom and Skagit districts

Burlington-Edison to cut up to 13 staff positions, Anacortes cuts 6

District to eliminate about 46 FTE, merge primary and elementary schools

They claim in a federal lawsuit that Bellingham Public Schools officials were dismissive; policies out of state compliance for years

Agreement with state quietly signed in September, school district ‘on track’ to implement all requirements

Keynote speaker, activist Xiye Bastida, appeared via Zoom after being denied U.S. entry

To help shrink $15M deficit, district is proposing calendar revisions and added fees

Jessica Schenck has more than 20 years of education experience and will start in July

Effect on university been ‘a lot of smoke,’ less fire so far, but uncertainty persists

Antonia Allen was awarded nearly $3M by jury in May 2024

Chris Granger will start his new role on July 1