Education & Talent

New health center to open at Rogers High School

Students also to have access to behavioral, dental care services

July 3, 2019

A new health care center is expected to open this fall at Rogers High School to serve students--and eventually, staff, students' families, and the surrounding neighborhoods.

Lakes Middle School remodel is ongoing in Cd'A

Work on new elementary school to start in summer

June 6, 2019

Natasha Nellis

The 65-year-old Lakes Middle School, located at 930 N. 15th, in Coeur d'Alene, is undergoing a $4 million addition and renovation, and construction on a new $12 million elementary school is scheduled to start this summer.

Mead school district to erect two new schools

Both buildings scheduled to be ready by fall 2020

June 6, 2019

LeAnn Bjerken

Construction of two new schools â€“ Creekside Elementary and Highland Middle School â€“ has started in the Mead School District north of Spokane, says Ned Wendle, the district's director of facilities and planning.

Interest in Gonzaga's Women Lead initiative grows

Certificate course boosts skills, tools to accelerate advancement, change

June 6, 2019

Writer Guest

The women came from as far away as Virginia and from as close as Spokane's South Hill. They gathered for one purpose â€“ to learn how to identify personal behaviors that hold them back from advancing in the workplace.

Emerging groups aim to inspire women to break barriers in STEM fields

Spokane leaders work to empower, mentor women

June 6, 2019

Natasha Nellis

Two Spokane-area women are working to teach young women about the value of empowering themselves and other women to be their best selves and break through industry barriers.

Growing number of leadership groups help women support one another

Several women's leadership and business networking groups have sprung up in the Spokane area as more women seek positions of influence within their businesses or as they establish new businesses. Those involved in suc

June 6, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Several women's leadership and business networking groups have sprung up in the Spokane area as more women seek positions of influence within their businesses or as they establish new businesses.

Fresh Soul: SOUL TRAINing

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May 23, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Alongside ribs, catfish sandwiches, and collard greens, East Central neighborhood soul food restaurant Fresh Soul is serving opportunities for teens to learn job skills.

EWU rolls out new online MBA program

Degree can be earned in as few as 11 months

May 9, 2019

LeAnn Bjerken

Eastern Washington University has begun offering an online Master of Business Administration program that's intended to make earning the degree easier for working professionals.

The challenging fix in aerospace maintenance

Aircraft mechanic demand is high, but curriculum lags behind industry technology

May 9, 2019

Virginia Thomas

The demand for aircraft maintenance technicians is at an all-time high, but Spokane Community College aviation maintenance technology instructor Andy Dodson says curriculum hasn't kept pace with technology.

New Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center raises curtain

Gonzaga theater debuts with performance tonight

April 25, 2019

Virginia Thomas

Gonzaga University will introduce The Myrtle Woldson Performing Arts Center to Spokane tonight, Thursday, April 25. After nearly two years of construction, 'A New Season: A Celebration of Artistry, Place, and Potentialâ€