Eric Rosane
@rosanereports.bsky.social
Education Reporter / Tri-City Herald
A silly throwback from the last time the #TriCitiesWA faced serious flooding.
December 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM
A silly throwback from the last time the #TriCitiesWA faced serious flooding.
In the news business, trust is built between humans -- not robots.
McClatchy wants to retain the right to make deep fakes of its reporters and use AI to write first drafts. We think they should #droptheslop, and commit to transparent contract language.
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McClatchy wants to retain the right to make deep fakes of its reporters and use AI to write first drafts. We think they should #droptheslop, and commit to transparent contract language.
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Reporters at McClatchy-owned newspapers in the Pacific Northwest raise alarm about company’s AI use - The Daily Chronicle
Union members at Pacific Northwest newspapers owned by McClatchy Media — including The Olympian — are raising the alarm about the company’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) in …
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December 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
In the news business, trust is built between humans -- not robots.
McClatchy wants to retain the right to make deep fakes of its reporters and use AI to write first drafts. We think they should #droptheslop, and commit to transparent contract language.
www.chronline.com/stories/repo...
McClatchy wants to retain the right to make deep fakes of its reporters and use AI to write first drafts. We think they should #droptheslop, and commit to transparent contract language.
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Reporters can do what AI can’t.
But McClatchy Media refuses to agree to ethical guidelines on its AI usage. With your support, we can ensure your local news is done by local reporters like these.
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But McClatchy Media refuses to agree to ethical guidelines on its AI usage. With your support, we can ensure your local news is done by local reporters like these.
@idwanewsguilds.bsky.social @idahonewsguild.bsky.social
December 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Reporters can do what AI can’t.
But McClatchy Media refuses to agree to ethical guidelines on its AI usage. With your support, we can ensure your local news is done by local reporters like these.
@idwanewsguilds.bsky.social @idahonewsguild.bsky.social
But McClatchy Media refuses to agree to ethical guidelines on its AI usage. With your support, we can ensure your local news is done by local reporters like these.
@idwanewsguilds.bsky.social @idahonewsguild.bsky.social
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Let's get clickbait out of local news.
We are a group of Idaho and Washington journalists, and our publishing company, McClatchy, wants the ability to punish us for not meeting arbitrary story quotas.
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We are a group of Idaho and Washington journalists, and our publishing company, McClatchy, wants the ability to punish us for not meeting arbitrary story quotas.
THREAD
September 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Let's get clickbait out of local news.
We are a group of Idaho and Washington journalists, and our publishing company, McClatchy, wants the ability to punish us for not meeting arbitrary story quotas.
THREAD
We are a group of Idaho and Washington journalists, and our publishing company, McClatchy, wants the ability to punish us for not meeting arbitrary story quotas.
THREAD
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McClatchy keeps telling us that they want flexibility. What they mean is that they want the flexibility to fire us when they want, to keep discipline haunting us and to cancel our vacations and parental leave.
July 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
McClatchy keeps telling us that they want flexibility. What they mean is that they want the flexibility to fire us when they want, to keep discipline haunting us and to cancel our vacations and parental leave.
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The Everett NewsGuild is calling on Herald subscribers to support their contract fight as Carpenter Media Group continues to offer low wages and tie meager raises to story quotas.
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Support journalists at The Everett Herald!
If you read The Everett Herald, we know you support local journalism and the effort reporters put into covering your community and Snohomish County. Since we formed our union in 2022, we’ve been figh...
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July 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
The Everett NewsGuild is calling on Herald subscribers to support their contract fight as Carpenter Media Group continues to offer low wages and tie meager raises to story quotas.
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🚨 NEW: This morning, WA and Idaho newsrooms will sit down at the same table with McClatchy to start work on our 2nd contracts.
We are excited! But as we bargain for better pay, protections + benefits, we hope they keep in mind who really "powers" the company: The people! ✊
We are excited! But as we bargain for better pay, protections + benefits, we hope they keep in mind who really "powers" the company: The people! ✊
May 20, 2025 at 3:36 PM
🚨 NEW: This morning, WA and Idaho newsrooms will sit down at the same table with McClatchy to start work on our 2nd contracts.
We are excited! But as we bargain for better pay, protections + benefits, we hope they keep in mind who really "powers" the company: The people! ✊
We are excited! But as we bargain for better pay, protections + benefits, we hope they keep in mind who really "powers" the company: The people! ✊
"Even districts with the healthiest reserves aren’t necessarily feeling 'safe' from the economic and political downturn that’s plagued many in the years since the COVID pandemic." #WAEdu
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Which Tri-Cities schools are the healthiest financially? WA report shows the strugglers
“We’re all going to be in trouble before not too long because of the cost of doing business.”
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May 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
"Even districts with the healthiest reserves aren’t necessarily feeling 'safe' from the economic and political downturn that’s plagued many in the years since the COVID pandemic." #WAEdu
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"By pairing an expansion of extracurriculars with its cellphone ban, a Washington state district has seen a drop in absenteeism and more student engagement" #WAEdu
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Knitting, cheerleading, fishing: This is what a cellphone ban looks like in one school district
“No cellphones” is the message that students get in the Spokane, Washington, school district, where the devices are banned. But the district has also invested in extracurriculars to engage students “i...
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April 17, 2025 at 6:42 PM
"By pairing an expansion of extracurriculars with its cellphone ban, a Washington state district has seen a drop in absenteeism and more student engagement" #WAEdu
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BREAKING: The Inspire Development Centers in Sunnyside is closing indefinitely its Head Start and Early Head Start programs at the end of business day because its loss of federal funding.
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Federal cuts force Head Start center with +400 kids, 70 jobs to close in Eastern WA
There are reports the Trump administration is considering doing away with the federal program altogether.
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April 15, 2025 at 10:38 PM
BREAKING: The Inspire Development Centers in Sunnyside is closing indefinitely its Head Start and Early Head Start programs at the end of business day because its loss of federal funding.
Read more at: www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/e...
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Tri-City lawmakers say more than $134 million of that budget is earmarked for local construction, including about $83 million for the Pasco-based community college.
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WA Legislature targets $134M for 2nd CBC dorm, arts center + other Tri-City projects
PNNL, WSU Tri-Cities and the recovery housing are among 17 other projects expected to get WA state money.
www.tri-cityherald.com
April 12, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Tri-City lawmakers say more than $134 million of that budget is earmarked for local construction, including about $83 million for the Pasco-based community college.
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Can't believe she doesn't have to file taxes.
April 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Can't believe she doesn't have to file taxes.
"Pending approval from OSPI, the Finley School District will likely move to a four-day school week for the 2025-26 school year to help address a budget shortfall. It’s a move they’re seriously considering regardless of the April 22 levy outcome." #WAEdu
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Budget crisis likely to force a Tri-Cities school district to go to 4-day weeks
“Our community likes the idea of having a potential three-day weekend, and to allow kids to have more education on the four other days.”
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April 9, 2025 at 6:39 PM
"Pending approval from OSPI, the Finley School District will likely move to a four-day school week for the 2025-26 school year to help address a budget shortfall. It’s a move they’re seriously considering regardless of the April 22 levy outcome." #WAEdu
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Finley School District is at a crisis point, and it could get much worse if voters reject a levy request on ballots that went out this week. The district is already facing deep cuts to programs that support students and teachers. #WAEdu 👇
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Tri-Cities area school will lose sports programs, 2 dozen employees if levy fails again
The district will have to make other cuts even if it passes.
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April 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Finley School District is at a crisis point, and it could get much worse if voters reject a levy request on ballots that went out this week. The district is already facing deep cuts to programs that support students and teachers. #WAEdu 👇
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"Hernández, a former farmworker who went on to work for NASA, was just a child when he decided to pursue his dream of being an astronaut.
He visited Eastern Washington and shared his story of resilience and determination with local students..."
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He visited Eastern Washington and shared his story of resilience and determination with local students..."
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NASA astronaut José Hernández inspires students during visit to Tri-Cities - Northwest Public Broadcasting
Surrounded by students seeking autographs and photos, astronaut José Hernández finished one of his conferences at Pasco High School.
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April 4, 2025 at 7:08 PM
"Hernández, a former farmworker who went on to work for NASA, was just a child when he decided to pursue his dream of being an astronaut.
He visited Eastern Washington and shared his story of resilience and determination with local students..."
www.nwpb.org/2025/04/03/n...
He visited Eastern Washington and shared his story of resilience and determination with local students..."
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"See Which Schools Trump’s Education Department Is Investigating and Why"
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See Which Schools Trump's Education Department Is Investigating and Why
The agency has opened more than 80 investigations. Check out our map and table to review them.
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April 3, 2025 at 12:44 AM
"See Which Schools Trump’s Education Department Is Investigating and Why"
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WSU's new president is wasting no time getting to work.
From the Tri-Cities campus Wednesday, Elizabeth Cantwell kicked off her statewide “whistle stop” tour which will take her to all five physical WSU campuses over the next week.
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From the Tri-Cities campus Wednesday, Elizabeth Cantwell kicked off her statewide “whistle stop” tour which will take her to all five physical WSU campuses over the next week.
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WSU freezes some hiring and raises as new president starts campus tours in Tri-Cities
She’s the first woman to hold the job in the university’s 135-year history.
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April 3, 2025 at 12:41 AM
WSU's new president is wasting no time getting to work.
From the Tri-Cities campus Wednesday, Elizabeth Cantwell kicked off her statewide “whistle stop” tour which will take her to all five physical WSU campuses over the next week.
www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/e...
From the Tri-Cities campus Wednesday, Elizabeth Cantwell kicked off her statewide “whistle stop” tour which will take her to all five physical WSU campuses over the next week.
www.tri-cityherald.com/news/local/e...
The board voted 4-0 at its Wednesday board meeting to file the complaint, with board member Michael Connors abstaining. He said the complaint was a “wildly partisan document.”
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Tri-Cities school board wants ‘urgent’ federal intervention over WA athlete gender laws
They claim to be caught between Washington state laws and Trump’s executive orders keeping “men out of women’s sports.”
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March 28, 2025 at 8:32 PM
The board voted 4-0 at its Wednesday board meeting to file the complaint, with board member Michael Connors abstaining. He said the complaint was a “wildly partisan document.”
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"On Sunday afternoon, community members staged a Chalk the Walk event, filling sidewalks outside several West Ada schools with welcoming messages, the Idaho Statesman reported.
As of Monday, several of those chalk displays had been erased..."
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As of Monday, several of those chalk displays had been erased..."
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West Ada parents, students chalked welcoming messages at schools. Some are being erased
“The school district can erase our welcoming messages but it cannot erase our voices,” a Renaissance High School student said.
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March 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
"On Sunday afternoon, community members staged a Chalk the Walk event, filling sidewalks outside several West Ada schools with welcoming messages, the Idaho Statesman reported.
As of Monday, several of those chalk displays had been erased..."
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As of Monday, several of those chalk displays had been erased..."
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Immigration attorneys in Washington say undocumented residents without serious criminal backgrounds are being arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) around the state. It’s already happening in the Tri-Cities. 👇
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This Pasco mechanic isn’t a felon or violent. So why was he arrested by ICE?
“Painting this picture of immigrants as criminals and that they are only deporting criminals is so far from the truth that we’re seeing.”
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March 24, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Immigration attorneys in Washington say undocumented residents without serious criminal backgrounds are being arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) around the state. It’s already happening in the Tri-Cities. 👇
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"Which States Are Challenging Undocumented Students’ Right to Free Education?"
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Which States Are Challenging Undocumented Students’ Right to Free Education?
States are reviving efforts to challenge the 1982 Plyler v. Doe ruling that guarantees undocumented students a free, public education.
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March 19, 2025 at 6:08 PM
"Which States Are Challenging Undocumented Students’ Right to Free Education?"
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"From water filtration to autism research, students wow judges at Mid-Columbia Science Fair"
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From water filtration to autism research, students wow judges at Mid-Columbia Science Fair
“Sometimes when I hear some of these kids, I’m like, ‘Oh my gosh. I want to be like you.’”
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March 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"From water filtration to autism research, students wow judges at Mid-Columbia Science Fair"
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"Much like computers and the internet, artificial intelligence is here to stay. Educators hope to use the technology as a tool for student learning"
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Much like computers and the internet, artificial intelligence is here to stay. Educators hope to use the technology as a tool for student learning
Dreamy ambient music plays quietly overhead as 13 fourth graders at Longfellow Elementary School in northeast Spokane slowly make their way from tables scattered around...
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March 17, 2025 at 6:34 PM
"Much like computers and the internet, artificial intelligence is here to stay. Educators hope to use the technology as a tool for student learning"
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"OSPI issued guidance in January on how schools should respond if federal immigration authorities show up... And condemned federal efforts to bar transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports..."
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Amid federal education cuts, what’s at stake for Washington’s public schools?
The amount of federal funding that each school district receives varies.
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March 13, 2025 at 7:07 PM
"OSPI issued guidance in January on how schools should respond if federal immigration authorities show up... And condemned federal efforts to bar transgender athletes from competing in girls’ sports..."
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"'I’ve been treated as a public enemy by the government and now it’s bleeding into my own family,' says 24-year-old Luke Tobin, who was fired last month from his job as a technician with the U.S. Forest Service in Idaho’s Nez Perce National Forest."
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Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing
Scrambling to replace their health insurance and to find new work, some fired federal workers are running into another unexpected unpleasantry: Relatives cheering their job loss.
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March 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
"'I’ve been treated as a public enemy by the government and now it’s bleeding into my own family,' says 24-year-old Luke Tobin, who was fired last month from his job as a technician with the U.S. Forest Service in Idaho’s Nez Perce National Forest."
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