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‘With great pain’: Edmonds School Board directors approve budget cuts
The Edmonds School Board voted April 23 to cut the school district’s 2024-2025 budget to compensate for a $10.6 million funding shortfall. Eighteen speakers of all ages addressed the board members during the April 23 meeting to defend the arts and career and technical education (CTE) positions that would be cut, meaning the elimination of some educational programs.
Farmers Market season blossoms, bringing farm-fresh food to a city near you
Farmers Market season is finally upon us with some markets beginning as soon as the first week of May. So, grab your reusable bags, get outside in the sunny spring weather, pick up some locally grown produce, and cook a healthy, delicious meal while supporting your local farmers!. With warmer...
Lane closures on 36th/35th Ave in Lynnwood starting April 29
LYNNWOOD—Snohomish County Public Works announced that the widening and repaving of 36th/35th Avenue W north of Lynnwood, between 164th Street SW and SR-99 is to begin on April 29. Drivers should plan for lane closures and other periodic delays throughout the spring and summer—consider using alternate routes to avoid delays.
Letter-to-Editor: Edmonds Schools, commit to saving the arts!
To Edmonds School District officials and members of the School Board,. As members of the broad and diverse community served by the Edmonds School District, we wish to register our distress at the pending cuts to arts and music programs. You, as educators, know as well as we do that art, music, drama and other arts are vital to a full educational experience. This is not merely our heartfelt conviction; it is a fact supported by rigorous research.
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