A local elementary school is getting an upgrade to its play yard, thanks to a national nonprofit that wants to deliver more greenspace for school children. Caledonia Elementary School on Caledonia ...

Asphalt surfaces and increasing numbers of extreme heat days have made it harder for students to comfortably spend time outdoors. Planting trees on school grounds can help cool them. School ...

“When I saw the development outside, and I was told that it was just going to be replaced with another asphalt schoolyard, what I told Mr. Zapata, and what I’m telling you today — we’re ...

Federal money awarded to a Tacoma public school for schoolyard upgrades appears to be among U.S. government cancellations of various grants issued during the Biden administration. On Friday ...