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For now, Robert Kratzig is working retail.
He’s a special-order sales coordinator at a home improvement store. But his not-so-secret ambition is to do the work he trained for: teaching.
“I had good teachers in school,” said Kratzig. “They made a big impact on me.”

A Tacoma native will be offered the job of leading the Olympia School District.

After a 30-minute discussion about the qualifications of all three finalists, the Olympia School Board came out of closed session about 8:45 p.m. Monday and unanimously voted to hire Dominic “Dick” Cvitanich…

Analisa Ficklin will be principal of Wade King Elementary School beginning July 1, the Bellingham School District announced.

Poet Joseph Green's new collection, "That Thread Still Connecting Us" (Moonpath Press, 2012) captures both the durability and complexity of the relationship between children and their parents, even after death. His poem, "A Postcard From Salamanca," reveals a son far…

Dominic “Dick” Cvitanich is scheduled to visit the Olympia School District today to meet with officials, employees, students and community members.

He is one of three candidates vying to replace retiring superintendent Bill Lahmann. The Olympia School Board is holding interviews and…

The North Kitsap School Board voted 4-1 Monday to offer the superintendent's position to Patrice Page, superintendent of the Coupeville School District.

Page was one of three finalists for the appointment to succeed Dr. Richard Jones, who is leaving in June at…

Skagit Valley College President Thomas Keegan has gone back to his roots, looking out at the school he used to attend from the broad windows of his new office.

Keegan attended 1976-78, playing on the college soccer team as a forward and on the baseball team as a…