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Kent schools enrollment down, meaning fewer state dollars
While some schools in the Kent School District are scrambling to make room for larger-than-expected populations, overall enrollment…
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Recount shows no change in Kent School Board race
A mandatory recount in the Kent School District Director District No. 5 primary election earlier in September revealed…
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Kent’s first-ever Business Expo is Wednesday, Kent Chamber of Commerce organizes it
Kent residents looking to see what their town has to offer will get their opportunity Wednesday at the…
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Kent School Board meeting draws crowd to the microphone
The first school board meeting of the year brought congratulations, thank yous and further discussions of both class…
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New East Hill Elementary principal no stranger to new cultures
Growing up as an immigrant herself, Daxa Thomas feels she is well-suited to her new role as principal…
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Thousands flock to ShoWare Center to learn about flood risk
With winter flooding being predicted as not only a possibility but an eventuality, thousands of business owners from…
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Strike-affected Kent school calendar means shorter vacations
The year may have started late for kids in the Kent School District, but at least it should…
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Kent Regional Library sees major closure: satellite office opens
Renovations began this week on the Kent Regional Library, closing the building for the next four to six…
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Clunkers payments clunking in slowly for Kent auto dealership
Reimbursements from the government for the Cash for Clunkers program have started to pick up some, but according…
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Coalition threatens to try for recall of Kent School Board members Berrios, Davies
Though the Kent Education Association strike officially came to an end this past week, one parents’ group that…
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American Idol runner-up helps bring instruments to Kent teachers’ classes
When budget cuts this past spring threatened music programs throughout the Kent School District, music teacher Carol Brewster…
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New pottery business comes to downtown Kent
In 2007, a new pottery shop opened in the Illinois town where Maria Hauschild and her family were…
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American Legion Post plans open house Sunday for Kent
By Brian Beckley bbeckley@kentreporter.com American Legion Post 15 of Kent is hosting an open house Sunday from 11…
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What would Jesus do? Well, he can’t run for school board, but he did get a vote
Not sure who to vote for in the Kent School Board race? How about Mickey Mouse? Don’t laugh.…
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STORY, SLIDE SHOW: First day of school a big one for Kent School District’s Panther Lake Elementary
After waiting years for the opening of the new Panther Lake Elementary school, a few more weeks was…
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KENT SCHOOL TEACHERS’ STRIKE IS OVER: CLASSES START TUESDAY
The Kent teacher strike is officially over and classes will finally begin Tuesday morning at schools all across…
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District moves first day of school to Tuesday; Union says it won’t return without an agreement
The Kent School District announced on its Web site Friday afternoon that school will begin Tuesday, Sept. 15,…
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Kent school district turns down union contract proposal: Read proposal
Teachers and union officials were stunned Friday when the Kent School District rejected the union’s latest contract offer,…
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STRIKE UPDATE: Teachers ordered back to school by Monday; union delivers new contract
By Brian Beckley bbeckley@kentreporter.com For the first day of school in Kent, will the third time be the…
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Teachers defy court order; So what happens next?
With teachers in the Kent School District deciding Monday to defy a King County Superior Court Judge’s order…