Christine Johnson has enjoyed a highly-influential career positively impacting the Spokane area's educational landscape, where she served as chancellor of Community Colleges of Spokane, now Spokane Colleges, for 12 years before retiring in 2022.

A unique collaboration between the Salish School of Spokane and Catholic Charities of Eastern Washington is addressing some historical complexities between Indigenous people and Catholicism while at the same time heralding a long-held vision of reestablishing a Salish community on the Spokane River.

Cheney Public Schools is making progress on the development of a new $36 million elementary school that will increase student capacity and provide much-needed public gathering spaces on the West Plains. 

Greater Spokane Incorporated, hopes to bridge a gap of misinformation between community and schools with the formation of a new campaign called In Schools.

Applications to law school are surging, driving by economic factors and political events. 

The Whitworth University Institute of Leadership is looking to double in size as demand for the young program has grown. 

The Cowles Company is donating The Spokesman-Review newspaper to Spokane-based Comma Community Journalism Lab, transitioning the business into a  nonprofit model. 

Earlier this month, the Journal of Business hosted Dr. Elizabeth Cantwell, new president of Washington State University, for its most recent Elevating The Conversation podcast.