With an eye towards possibly (likely?) putting a Technology Levy in front of voters in the future, the Richland School District has created a 15-question survey to get feedback from district residents about the importance of technology in schools. There’s background about the district’s technology use on RSD.edu, and here’s the direct link to take [...]

If you live in Richland or West Richland, you might get asked to help the Richland School District pay to improve the use of technology — presumably in schools and maybe at the District offices, too. RSD’s Levy/Bond Planning Committee recently met to talk about a technology levy and agreed to continue exploring the possibility [...]

It’s nice to see so many local groups, organizations, and businesses getting more active in social media. One of the latest is the Richland School District, which now has a Facebook page at this address: www.facebook.com/pages/Richland-School-District/130723533635885 They’re doing a good job posting updates there during the quiet summer months; hopefully that’ll continue once school starts [...]

Congrats to Hanford High School on being included in Newsweek magazine’s list of America’s Best High Schools! Hanford HS is ranked #1,094 out of 1,600 high schools that made the list. You can see the blurb/page about Hanford here. The rankings are based on the number of advanced placement tests administered at the schools and [...]

The Richland Bombers baseball team is going for another state championship tonight at Safeco Field in Seattle. They’re taking on 4th-ranked Kentwood at 7:00 pm, and if you’re not planning to drive over to Seattle today for the game, you can watch a live stream online here: Washington Sports Network: Richland vs. Kentwood If Richland [...]

Hanford High School is growing quickly, and the Richland School District is planning changes in the 2010-2011 school year to deal with the school’s growth. Hanford High already has 80 more students this year than originally expected. At Tuesday night’s RSD board meeting, the board learned that Hanford High is expected to grow by another [...]