An In-depth Look at the Gathered-Data Used to Drive the Districts' Strategic Plan for English by Stuart Jenner Last fall, I had a memorable conversation with a 10th grade student taking Middle Year International Baccalaureate English at Mt. Rainier High School. I asked her what book she was reading.

On the back of an amazing WIN for the Girls High-Tekerz Robotics team article yesterday, we have a follow up story to other stories we have followed. The award-winning Burien-based robotics teams — known as The Tekerz, High Tekerz & Skunkworks — continue to post impressive results and inspire students across the

High Tekerz, a Girls First Robotics Team in Highline, Wins Competition

Yesterday’s Election Day ended with many parties and campaign celebrations through-out Washington State, while others hold out and await possible votes, yet to be counted, to hopefully change the tide in their favor. Kevin Schillings election celebration at the Tin Room in Burien was filled with excitement as he

Highline spending increased 82% to $25,000 per student while state test scores dropped and now lag nearly 18% behind Washington averages.

[NOTE FROM EDITOR: Letters to the Editor do not necessarily reflect the opinions of The Highline Journal.  If you wish to submit a story, photo, article, or letter, please email us at info@thehighlinejournal.com. We look forward to hearing from you.] Folks, we’re heading into the final few

After I wrote the story on the Levy and rising rates, I had conversations with some people who still were confused about property taxes. They had the impression that the rise in taxes was driven only by increases in assessed value. This is not correct in the case of school

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