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Galt Pettett, in-house counsel for Richland School District, is seen in his office with boxes and stacks of documents involved in the lawsuit against the district by former superintendent Jim Busey.

Richland School District says it will stick with morality clause in superintendent contracts

Despite recent controversy, Richland School Board Chairman Rick Jansons said the board intends to hold its new superintendent, Rick Schulte, to the same moral standards to which it held fired superintendent Jim Busey. Busey and the district now are tangled in a lawsuit about the firing.

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HONOR ROLLS

Hanford High fall semester honor roll

The following students were named on the Hanford High School honor roll for first semester.
EDUCATION

Former Richland superintendent's lawsuit will go on

Jim Busey's wrongful termination lawsuit against the Richland School District is one step closer to trial.
EDUCATION

Principal of Delta High School paints picture of Pasco STEM schools

Deidre Holmberg has sketched out a rough picture of what the Pasco School District's three new elementary schools will look like when they open.
EDUCATION

Richland School Board considers which schools to move

A Richland alternative school needing a larger and permanent home may not need to move far.
EDUCATION

UW president’s salary ranks 12th among public universities

University of Washington President Michael K. Young is the 12th highest-paid public-university president in the country, according to a national survey of college presidential pay.
GRADUATION PHOTOS

WSU Tri-Cities graduation 2013

More than 400 graduates walked in the Commencement ceremony for Washington State University Tri-Cities on May 10, 2013, at the Toyota Center in Kennewick. WSU Tri-Cities conferred a total of seven doctoral degrees, 92 master's degrees and 318 bachelor's degrees for the 2012-2013 academic year.
EDUCATION

WSU Tri-Cities kicks off grad season with 417 new graduates

Be thankful. Be humble. You didn't get here alone. Those were words of advice heard by the Class of 2013 at Washington State University Tri-Cities' commencement.
EDUCATION

WSU Tri-Cities graduate has a governing legacy

Amber Eubanks said she wasn't excited about college after her first semester at Washington State University Tri-Cities.
EDUCATION

WSU Tri-Cities freshmen enrollment up this fall, helping to halt recent decline

More freshmen are flocking to Washington State University Tri-Cities, according to preliminary data for classes starting in the fall.
EDUCATION

Students in new Richland subdivisions will attend Marcus Whitman Elementary

Future students from three subdivisions under construction in Richland will be assigned to Marcus Whitman Elementary School until a new elementary is built.