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The Regional Teacher of the Year announcement on Monday was a surprise staged by the staff of the Mt. Adams School District, who gathered Monday for the school district’s employee orientation meeting for the new school year.

Jose Corona, a third-grade teacher at Kirkwood Elementary School in Toppenish for the past 20 years, has been named the Educational Service District 105 Regional Teacher of the Year for 2016-17. ESD Superintendent Kevin Chase presented the award during a surprise announcement as part of the Toppenish School District’s staff-wide pre-service orientation meeting at Toppenish High School’s Performing

Sunnyside High School math, science and engineering teacher Spencer Martin was announced as the 2014  Educational Service District (ESD) 105 winner at a ceremony Tuesday morning.

Sunnyside teacher Joshua Schlegel is the ESD 105 Teacher of the Year.

The Yakima County Development Association is teaming up with ESD 105 to partner kids with businesses who offer jobs in STEM subjects.

Eight school districts in the ESD 105 Service Region are among the recipients of the 4th annual Washington Achievement Awards. State education officials say the awards are “the state’s highest honor” for its public schools. Among the winners are the Grandview, Selah, West Valley and Zillah School Districts...

The West Valley High School Knowledge Bowl team last weekend accomplished what no other school in south central Washington has ever done before.

Recent school shooting tragedies in Connecticut and California have not only captured national attention, but have also spurred action by President Obama and the state of New York to tighten regulations on assault style weapons, high capacity magazines and strengthen background checks...