Archive for April, 2009

A fecal matter

No joke here. Apparently a Yakima area family is outraged after their 5-year-old son was sent home from kindergarten with a bag containing some human feces in his backpack, and a post-it note from his teacher saying she collected it from the floor of her room. The latest news from the Yakima Herald-Republic, which has [...]

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Things to watch

A few things coming up today in the education world. If you’re a Walla Walla resident and interested in knowing what is happening with the Walla Walla Public Schools budget, tonight might be a good night to check out the board meeting. The regular meeting starts at 7:30 p.m. but the board will meet starting [...]

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Having to do more with less

A question that has been begging attention lately is what will our local school districts be cutting to make up for the state’s scaled-back budget. It’s not a question I can answer yet, because the districts are still figuring this out. But in the next few weeks I should be following developments in Milton-Freewater, Walla [...]

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