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Slightly behind

A couple of weeks ago State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn stopped by the Union-Bulletin office. He went over some of the things the state education agency is hoping to do in the next couple of years.
We talked for a while on the Legislature and the uncertain state of education funding. Dorn said a [...]

That old, blue devil

Early in the fall, there was a bit of an uproar among Walla Walla High School alumni because of a potential push to make-over the beloved and revered, Blue Devil.
Signs of a redesigned devil, with a more comic-ish feel, started cropping up in programs at the Wa-Hi football games. And the logo is still displayed [...]

Congrats to Lincoln Alt. High School

Lincoln Alternative High School students took away a first-place award for best high school float during the Macy’s Parade of Lights through downtown Walla Walla earlier this month.
Staff member Jeremy Gradwohl shared some of these pictures with me, which detail the float from creation to participation in the parade.

Dual-language controversy

An education story from the Yakima Herald-Republic this morning caught my attention. Parents and teachers in Wapato are seeking the removal of their superintendent following the elimination of a dual-language learning program.
The model is similar to what Walla Walla Public Schools offers at Sharsptein and Edison elementary schools. Children, both English and Spanish native speakers, [...]

A timely update

A new policy is in place for Walla Walla public schools that helps make sure teens are learning what they should about sex.
The school board last night approved policy 2125, which puts the district in compliance with the Healthy Youth Act, a state law that says districts shouldn’t be teaching abstinence exclusively during sexual education [...]

That’s F’ed up.

A story in today’s paper will explain the reason behind a student’s recent suspension at Walla Walla High School.
The girl had apparently been driving her car to school with a sticker that contained an expletive. She was suspended for two days when she wouldn’t take it off, explained Brian Pickett with the National Coalition Against [...]

Signs of fall harvest at Prospect Point Elementary

I shot my first video story Wednesday at Prospect Point Elementary, to catch the kindergarten classes during their annual harvest festival. I’m hoping this is the first of many video stories I get to produce as a new way to report off my beat. I’m open to feedback and also suggestions on any interesting upcoming [...]

New boundaries around the bend for Walla Walla schools

The upcoming presidential election isn’t the only suspenseful event taking place this year. Before 2009 rolls around, Walla Walla will have new boundaries in place that say what elementary school a child attends.
For anyone with children who will start school in the next few years, or for families who chose a home specifically for the [...]

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