By Brian Beckleybbeckley@kentreporter.comFor the first day of school in Kent, will the third time be the charm?If not, teachers in the district will be looking… Continue reading
Striking Kent teachers must be back in their classrooms teaching by Monday, or they and their union will be facing serious fines.
King County Superior Court Judge Andrea Darvas delivered the ruling this afternoon in her courtroom at the Norm Maleng Regional Justice Center. The meeting, which started 1 p.m., was a compliance hearing for the ruling Darvas made a week ago, declaring illegal the strike by the Kent teachers and their union, the Kent Education Association.
King County Executive Kurt Triplett signed a proclamation of emergency Thursday in order to speed up preparation for an increase risk of flooding over the… Continue reading
The Kent School District was asked by the state's appointed mediator to reassemble at the mediation site 8 a.m. KEA was to put a package… Continue reading
It has been almost a full year since the top-ranked Kentwood High girls soccer team dropped a 2-1 decision to unranked Shorewood in the state… Continue reading
Schools on Kent remained closed on Wednesday, but on what was scheduled to be the second first day of school this year a group of… Continue reading
Following an all-night bargaining session overnight Sunday, the mediators working to solve the Kent Education Association - Kent School District Contract Dispute dismissed both sides… Continue reading
Protesters with the group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals organized a rally Thursday outside the Kent ShoWare Center, protesting Ringling Brothers and Barnum… Continue reading
With teachers in the Kent School District deciding Monday to defy a King County Superior Court Judge's order to end their nearly two-week old strike… Continue reading
The Kent teachers union voted Monday to defy a judge’s orders to head back to their classrooms this week. Instead, members of the Kent Education… Continue reading
Negotiations between the Kent School District and the Kent Education Association continued over the weekend and through Labor Day in an attempt to reach an… Continue reading
A second state mediator was sent to Kent this past weekend to help work toward an agreement on a new contract.The second mediator was requested… Continue reading
Governor Christine Gregoire last week called both sides in the Kent School District-Kent Education Association contract dispute to urge both sides to work together.According to… Continue reading
Members of the Kent School Board have been staying updated on the negotiations between the district and the Kent Education Association through phone calls with… Continue reading
As expected by the early returns from the Aug. 18 primary, incumbent Elizabeth Albertson will face off against Geoff Koepp in the general election Nov.… Continue reading
Negotiations were to continue at noon today between the Kent School District and the Kent Education Association, the teachers' union, over the teachers' labor contract.Teachers… Continue reading
King County Superior Court Judge Andrea Darvas ruled Thursday in favor of the Kent School District's request to end the Kent Education Association's strike, saying the strike is illegal and the court cannot change that.
The local candidates’ forum hosted Wednesday by the Kent Chamber of Commerce will air on Channel 21 starting Sept. 4, at 8 a.m. and 8… Continue reading
Water-filled barriers and walls constructed of concrete blocks could be used to hold back the Green River from the Maleng Regional Justice Center, but members… Continue reading
Residents can tell Kent city officials what changes they want to see in their city parks at a public workshop from 6-8:30 p.m. Sept. 29… Continue reading
