Classroom in the Cloud
Marcola School District is using technology to teach students online
Most elementary to high school students are on an extended spring break, with an end date that continues to be pushed back as the weeks … Continue reading
Education
What’s Up With Sex Ed?
Parents upset abstinence-only education taught in 4J schools
Telling kids not to have sex has been proven not to work. Study after study reveals that abstinence-only sex education is ineffective in preventing teenage … Continue reading
Where Did the Sex (Ed) Go?
Parents upset abstinence-only education taught in 4J schools
Abstinence-only education has been proven not to work. Study after study reveals that abstinence-only education as a state policy is ineffective in preventing teenage pregnancy … Continue reading
Unequal Penalties
Local schools suspend and expel special education students at twice the rate of their peers. One district is trying to change that.
By Brandon Taylor and Asia Zeller In 2014, Frieda Bikele could count on getting a routine phone call from the Eugene School District 4J’s Camas … Continue reading
New Zone, New Interns
A3 High School sends two seniors to New Zone Gallery for a month-long internship
The New Zone Gallery in downtown Eugene is home to a diverse community of local artists. But last month, it was also home to two … Continue reading
Head of State
Gov. Kate Brown spends a day in Eugene meeting with students, teachers and reporters
On a Tuesday morning, Jan. 16, students, teachers and a few state legislators mingled in Eugene’s Winston Churchill High School auditorium. A couple of cameras … Continue reading
Learning Who You Are
High school students seek out their identities
“If you teach ethnic studies to students, teach them about their culture, get them involved, they start caring more about their education and are able … Continue reading
The Key to Raising Graduation Rates
Career and Technical Education helps students stay in school
Lane County, our high school graduation rates stink. Surely that’s not new news, but what is new is the approach our schools are taking to … Continue reading
School Board Race
May 16 election to fill three open 4J school board positions
Candidates in the race for the Eugene’s 4J School District board — a four-year-long commitment — are not happy about the Feb. 7 appointment of … Continue reading
4J Students Face Race-Based Discrimination
Incidents increased post Trump's election
Editor’s Note: The names of the mothers in this story, Brenda and Rosa, are pseudonyms to protect their children from retribution. This past September, Brenda … Continue reading