There’s no other way to put it: Eugene School District 4J is on a troubling path. It’s in a bad place. And its current school board is a huge part of the problem. The board keeps making the news for...
14 April 2023
Encouraging Parental Empowerment
Even though I strongly support local control of our schools, I think that the involvement of higher levels of government sometimes becomes necessary. Parents nationwide are alarmed by what they’re hearing from their children and in news reports about what’s...
12 April 2023
Lifting the Shroud of Secrecy
Ideally, public education should work as a partnership between students, parents and school staff. Parents should be able to send their children to school in the morning knowing that they’re going to be learning from dedicated educational professionals. But it...
10 April 2023
Bring Back Police in Our Schools Before It’s Too Late
Published in OregonCatalyst.com School parents know very well that resource officers are those who provide safety in schools. But, despite this, school administrators and school board members support the idea of pulling police officers from schools.Let’s bring back resource officers...
7 April 2023
SB 819 isn’t the Right Approach to Oregon’s Education Process
Published in OregonCatalyst.com By adopting SB 819, Oregon legislators make things worse for our teachers who want to teach and students who want to learn. Also, our state’s classrooms are about to be more unmanageable. How will teachers control what...
3 April 2023
Churchill High School Scandal Sparks A Lot Of Discussion
Published in OregonCatalyst.com Dr. Michael Bratland is interviewed by the nation’s TV networks to understand his plan to keep up Churchill and 4J’s academic excellence and to see his opinion on Churchill High School case. He believes that the board...
