On top of having to deal with the usual growing pains of developing brains and bodies, many kids and teens also have to cope with repeated aggressive behavior from their…
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Category: The Advance
It’s almost autumn, but fire season not over
Though the Evergreen State is known for lots of rain, summer still means wildfires. This year has seen an unusual number of big wildfires, especially in central Washington. Many residents…
ACT participation and scores keep rising
The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) is reporting that Washington’s Class of 2014 have the right to brag about their American College Test scores (ACT). Our state’s…
Inmates pursue GED in hopes of turning lives around
What purpose, jail and prison? Any conversation about incarceration must inevitably morph into the long-standing debate pitting “rehabilitation versus punishment.” One generally accepted truth is that the vast majority of…
Chronic absenteeism: not your father’s hooky
How time flies. Seems like only yesterday, but it’s been a few weeks since the last time we ran across a major study that confirmed what House Democrats have long…