Piner High School government teacher Sharon Stevens "shut down" her planned curriculum Tuesday to focus her class discussion on the current federal shutdown/standoff. Students were encouraged to write letters to their representative in the Senate and/or House of Representatives, according to Stevens. She collected nearly 80 letters, including this one [...]
If it’s up to the Montgomery Vikings, Jerry Brown will be California’s next governor (in a landslide), and Barbara Boxer will be returned to the U.S. Senate. Montgomery students (voter turnout was 741) took part in the Secretary of State’s MyVote California Mock Election. At Montgomery, most social science classes [...]
I’m an enterprise writer at The Press Democrat, where I have worked since 2001. I’ve covered government, gangs, aging, an Indian tribe and casino, Sonoma State University and social issues, among other subjects. Now I’m covering education. I’ll post here about education and related issues and I welcome suggestions and submissions about relevant topics and events — email them to jeremy.hay@pressdemocrat.com. This is a place for news, debate, conversation and sharing; no flaming, please (unless I spell a name incorrectly). I also want to hear what you are interested in about education in the North Bay and what you want me to look into on this fascinating beat.
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