By The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Jul. 4--A host of new administrators will greet students, parents and employees in the Clover Park School District in the coming academic year.

By Debby Abe, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Aug. 25--The number of Washington schools on the federal government's "needs improvement" list rose to 281, about 12 percent more than last year, according to preliminary state figures released Friday.

By The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Jul. 11--The "small schools" concept is flourishing in Tacoma and Lakewood -- and that success deserves to continue. Tacoma's Lincoln High School, and Lakes and Clover Park high schools in Lakewood, are seeking extensions of key grants this summer from the U.S.

By The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Mar. 7--Nearly 200 Woodbrook Middle School eighth-graders, with help from teachers and chaperones, read books and presented a lesson to youngsters at seven Clover Park School District elementary schools during last week's Read Across America celebration.

By The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. Jan. 31--The Lakewood Rotary Club will present its proposal Thursday to fund an International Baccalaureate program in the Clover Park School District. The presentation will be at 7 p.m. in the Lakewood City Hall Council Chamber.