HENDERSON — Local residents waited patiently at Vance County High School and Clarke Elementary School on Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for an opportunity to receive their first
Valley Middle School's electrical, HVAC system cited as "on the brink of failure" by district administrator. Facilities Task Force has recommended that the Grand Forks School Board plan for a bond referendum for $90 million to address immediate infrastructure needs and an increase of two mills in each of the next five years to address on-going maintenance needs.
2020 in review: The 8 Oregon education stories that defined the year
Updated Dec 31, 2020;
Posted Dec 31, 2020
Djuna Mains, 7 and Jada Lampton, 7 hug at a kid-centered gathering and march for Black lives at Sunnyside School Park in Portland on August 25, 2020.Brooke Herbert/The Oregonian
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Think of any major event that shook the state in 2020 and its impacts on education were immense.
Protests against systemic racism and police brutality led students to organize demonstrations, sometimes in the face of intense pushback from their own communities. And voters weighed in on education measures across the state, from construction bonds to funding for teachers.
Proposed school consolidation could save $1.75 million annually. Written By: Pamela D. Knudson | 10:16 pm, Dec. 17, 2020 ×
The Mark Sanford Education Center, headquarters of Grand Forks Public Schools. (Grand Forks Herald photo)
Grand Forks School Board members during a special meeting Thursday heard the rationale behind an array of recommendations by its Facilities Task Force, charting the district’s future.
The task force’s recommendations include consolidating Valley Middle School and West, Wilder and Winship elementary schools and replacing them with a K-8 school on the city’s north side.
The task force recommended that Valley and West schools should close because renovation is no longer considered to be a viable option.
Proposed school consolidation could save $1.75 million annually. Written By: Pamela D. Knudson | 10:16 pm, Dec. 17, 2020 ×
The Mark Sanford Education Center, headquarters of Grand Forks Public Schools. (Grand Forks Herald photo)
Grand Forks School Board members during a special meeting Thursday heard the rationale behind an array of recommendations by its Facilities Task Force, charting the district’s future.
The task force’s recommendations include consolidating Valley Middle School and West, Wilder and Winship elementary schools and replacing them with a K-8 school on the city’s north side.
The task force recommended that Valley and West schools should close because renovation is no longer considered to be a viable option.