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Sophia Cossette

Author: Sophia Cossette

4J Leveraging the Levy

Eugene School District 4J asks voters to renew school funding

News 1 year ago

The Eugene School District 4J is asking local voters to vote to renew the district’s local option levy in the May 21 Primary election.  The … Continue reading →

4J Flag Directive

4J District administration under fire for ordering the removal of a Palestine flag from a Spencer Butte Middle School classroom 

EW-Extra 1 year ago
Logo for the 4J school district on the side of the district building

On March 18, a Spencer Butte Middle School math teacher hung a scarf stylized as a Palestine flag from the wall of his classroom. An … Continue reading →

Eugene 4J Schools Chief Andy Dey is Out

The school board will not renew Dey’s contract. Last month, board members made a behind-closed-doors finding that Dey retaliated against a middle-school teacher.

EW-Extra 1 year ago

The Eugene School District 4J board voted unanimously on March 6 not to renew Superintendent Andy Dey’s contract after concluding that Dey targeted a female … Continue reading →

4J Superintendent Faces a Review

Eugene District 4J School Board finally makes it public: Superintendent Andy Dey is under scrutiny.

EW-Extra 1 year ago

Since last October, the Eugene School District 4J board has quietly investigated whether Superintendent Andy Dey retaliated against a female middle school teacher who had … Continue reading →

Retaliation at 4J

Eugene District 4J School Board reprimands Superintendent Andy Dey for retaliating against a teacher. Dey’s future in the district's top job remains in doubt.

News 1 year ago

By Sophia Cossette and Tristin Hoffman Eugene School District 4J Superintendent Andy Dey retaliated against an middle school teacher who said she faced discrimination under … Continue reading →

‘Thriving in Chaos’

Eugene School District 4J Board of Directors’ newest member Ericka Thessen is thrown in the fire, as she is sworn in after the 2023-24 school year begins

News 2 years ago
k-12 education logo

Adorned in heart-shaped eyeglass frames, the Eugene School District 4J Board of Directors’ newest member, Ericka Thessen, was sworn in with a smile on Oct. … Continue reading →

Sophia Cossette

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