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See all endorsements AND School Board races in the Fourth Corner Show great Interest

Several issues have increased interest in local school board races. Make sure you know what the facts are. In the 5 counties in the Northwest Corner of the state there is more than average interest in the School Board Races. From Male/Female bathrooms to Sex Education to Critical Race Theory and the COVID pandemic schools are facing several challenges on keeping their focus on the traditional goals of Student learning and Teachers training to ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-10-15T11:24:17-07:00October 15, 2021|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Education, Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News, The Fourth Corner|1 Comment

WEA (Washington Education Association) document outlines teacher’s rights in the classroom

Do teachers have complete control over the content of everything in the classroom... There may be a majority of Union bosses that believe it is best to have equity instead of any accountability or transparency... Do you agree? Leave your comments.. Vancouver Candidate for School Board WEA pick The WEA is heavily involved in political campaigns and activities they support candidates and even use their war chest to back local school ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-10-05T11:56:52-07:00October 5, 2021|Advice, Opinion & Guest Writers, Beyond the Fourth Corner, Education, Fourth Corner News|0 Comments

Chehalis School Board Passes “equal opportunity for all” resolution no special groups just education

As reported by Liv Finne of the WPC "The elected board of the Chehalis School District has responded to the concerns of parents and passed a resolution banning the teaching of controversial Critical Race Theory in public school classrooms. The new policy, passed June 15th, provides that schools will not teach that some students are inherently good and Liv Finne Washington Policy Center Education Director others are inherently bad based on ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-09-28T01:07:27-07:00July 12, 2021|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Education, Fourth Corner News|0 Comments

Training created by State School Directors Association to expand Equity and Diversity understanding.

State Equity and Diversity Training(which many refer to as Critical Race Theory) Releases most districts from the need to have student learning and equal opportunity as their primary focus… Some fear the divisions created could make it less safe in the public school system. In Several releases from the Washington State School Directors and the Washington Adminstrators Association there is considerable training on how to manage the use of what some call Critical ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-10-27T09:42:48-07:00July 11, 2021|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Education, Fourth Corner News, The Fourth Corner|1 Comment

Meridian Parents group writes Open Letter to School Board… Over 100 Sign

Parent Group at Meridian writes open letter to School administrators Here is the Full Letter released to the Meridian School Administration and the Board on Wednesday signed by over 100 parents of the Meridian Parent Coalition: June 22, 2021 Meridian Public School District Board of Directors, Dr. Everett and Mr. Harvill, Thank you for the time and effort you have put into the Meridian School District. All of you play a huge role ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-06-24T07:33:15-07:00June 24, 2021|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Education, Fourth Corner News|12 Comments

Open letter from Parents Expresses Local Education Concerns

In an open letter addressed to the Bellingham School District a group of local parents expressed their concerns. They claim that "The divisive ideology to which you’ve subscribed has no place in public schools". The full letter is below Open Letter to Bellingham Public Schools All children add value to the community and all children should be treated with dignity and respect. Kids should be taught to celebrate each other’s differences and we are ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-07-10T14:10:29-07:00June 6, 2021|Beyond the Fourth Corner, Education, Fourth Corner News|33 Comments

As Time Progresses: A story of COVID recovery

Talk Show Host Ashley Butenschoen talks Spring football at Lynden High School with Coach Van Dalen and one of the players... ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Cause of Divide: As time progresses, we all have become united in one element of life. That unification is derived from the year long lockdown that we have all been living through. This year we have all learned how to live life in a unique and different matter, working from ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-07-29T02:22:56-07:00May 2, 2021|Advice, Opinion & Guest Writers, Beyond the Fourth Corner, Education, Fourth Corner News|0 Comments

The Donkey Has a New Coat

By Sue Runyan: The Donkey has a New Coat ( a story of liberal organizations) President Obama’s farewell speech includes recognizing every organizer who had moved to an unfamiliar town. Before we get to why that is important, a step back to recent history. Organizing for America, (OFA) started as a community organizing project by the Democratic National Committee in 2009. In 2013, it changed to Organizing for Action. At the beginning of 2017 ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-04-03T10:37:35-07:00April 3, 2021|Advice, Opinion & Guest Writers, Beyond the Fourth Corner, Education|1 Comment

Sheriff comments on Supreme Court decision to legalize possession of illegal substances

Dateline Wednesday Feb 26th SHERIFF ELFO STATEMENT ON WA SUPREME COURT RELEASING DRUG POSSESSION CONVICTIONS AND CASES. Sheriff Bill Elfo Check his interview on KGMI the morning of Feb 26th, 2021 Here is the Sheriff's statement on changes in the law: "DRUG POSSESSION LAW NOW UNCONSTITUTIONAL in WASHINGTON STATE This morning the Washington State Supreme Court overturned long-standing precedent and held that the criminal statute prohibiting the possession of controlled substances ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-02-26T12:26:05-08:00February 26, 2021|Education, Elections, Government & Politics, Fourth Corner News|0 Comments

Where is Washington in getting kids back in school… the answer may surprise

Teachers Unions in Washington State continue to be reticent to return to full-time in person classes for Public School Students. According to Burbio's K-12 School Opening Tracker Washington's Public School system continues to lag way behind other states in the country as the allocation per student from the state stays at over $15,000 (In Seattle, the largest district in the state, the cost is over $19,000 per student). In addition this year, districts ...

By Charlie Crabtree|2021-02-25T11:12:56-08:00February 25, 2021|Education, Fourth Corner News|0 Comments

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