Storytelling: a parent's essential life skill “'Storytelling brings to the listeners heightened awareness,' they say, 'a sense of wonder, of mystery, of reverence for life.'”
Local parents unite to create the Mid-Columbia Children’s Museum “By supporting the establishment of Mid-Columbia Children’s Museum, you're not just investing in a building; you're investing in the future of our children and the prosperity of our community.”
Children's Developmental Center: Board Members “The Children’s Developmental Center is thriving in the way that it serves children and families in the Benton-Franklin community.”
Spotlight on the Black experience: Free at last "Why do they punish us for speaking our own language and force us to learn theirs?"
The devil we know "It's not happening in an elusive ‘somewhere else’. It's happening right here, in our home sweet home."
Looking up: how COVID educated us all “The pandemic was not an easy time for me as a student and as a person.”
Keep Safety Patrol safe "Moments after delivering their own child safely to school, parents seemed so eager to run over somebody else’s."
Taking stock and moving forward in education "My biggest concern remains: the students that we cannot help."
Richland School Board debacle explained “This isn’t a mask issue; It’s an ethics issue — it’s the lack of good governance.”
Communities in Schools receives a game-changing investment "Our hope is that students are supported, not just by their family, but also by their schools, and by the communities in which they live."
How testing can one year be? “I’m going to paint you a picture of helplessness in teaching right now.”
There’s no substitute for a good substitute "We need more subs, but finding, hiring, and keeping good subs is hard."
