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...
6 April 2023
Oregon’s Education System Needs a New Breath
Published in OregonCatalyst.com Unfortunately, our state’s graduation rates aren’t as good as they used to be years ago. It’s time to turn things around and have a new approach to education to create an appropriate learning environment for both students...