LWSD proposes three levies on Feb. 8 ballot to improve schools
If passed, the money will go towards school programs and infrastructure.
Education
Staff shortage forces Eastlake High to switch to remote learning
Eastlake was the last major high school in LWSD to go remote after a plan to move all substitute teachers to Eastlake failed to fill the gap.
Sammamish resident wins prestigious Rhodes Scholarship
Elvin Irihamye currently attends Indiana University, and will study at the University of Oxford in England this fall.
Eastlake students grant wishes to spark holiday joy
Student-run gift-giving event lifted spirits at the end of a tough year.
PODCAST: Is public school too liberal?
Conservative radio host Jason Rantz and Eastlake High School teacher Shila Hodgins offer opposing views on what schools should teach.
COVID restrictions magnify tough first year for new teachers
From masks to restrictions on group projects, first-year teachers must grapple with unique challenges that come with pandemic teaching.
Students take charge in classrooms when teachers go home to quarantine
When a teacher must quarantine at home for two weeks, the students often have to figure out how to learn on their own.
LWSD school board candidates advocate for inclusion during forum
The candidate forum became focused LWSD issues after only one ISD candidate showed up for the event.
Eastlake community divided over Patriot Day row, agree threats went too far
Students disagree on whether the cancellation of the red, white and blue spirit theme by teachers was justified.
Here are the candidates running for Lake Washington and Issaquah school boards
Four board seats are being contested across the Lake Washington and Issaquah school districts.