Will Biden’s Obsession With Compromise Poison His Agenda on LGBTQ Rights?
An opaque court filing in an anti-LGBTQ discrimination case has advocates asking if this administration will “bargain down” the rights of students to reach an uneasy peace with Republicans.
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After a somewhat obscure court filing in an anti-LGBTQ discrimination case, reported Tuesday by
The Washington Post, the Biden administration is now facing serious doubts about how far it is willing to go in the fight for LGBTQ rights. The filing doesn’t get into the facts or merits of the legal challenge, but early readings of its language around shared objectives between anti-LGBTQ religious schools and the administration have left media observers and LGBTQ rights groups trying to glean their arguments from it. And in an administration defined in part by fruitless efforts at compromise, figuring out where Biden stands on religious exemptions and LGBTQ rights is critical right now.
Jay Mathisen chosen as new Jefferson County schools superintendent
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) – A familiar face in Central Oregon education will be returning to the High Desert this summer to lead the Jefferson County School District 509-J as its new superintendent.
The school district announced in a Facebook post Friday that the school board has chosen Dr. Jay Mathisen as its new superintendent, starting July 1, after contract negotiations are wrapped up.
Mathisen, currently director of educational leadership at George Fox University in Newberg, will succeed current Superintendent Ken Parshall, who announced last fall his plans to retire this summer.
Mathisen was one of three candidates the school board recently invited for interviews.
The Pioneer does a Q&A with finalists Jay Mathisen, Dan Koopman and Jeffry Davis
Jefferson County School District 509-J Board members have selected their top three candidates for the superintendent position. Two candidates are leaders at Oregon colleges, and the third is from a Washington school district.
This week, the board of directors will begin conducting final candidate interviews with three superintendent finalists, Jay Mathisen, Dan Koopman and Jeffry Davis.
The district will host three public events for the community to meet the candidates. The first event is Tuesday evening, March 2 with Mathisen. A second event will be Wednesday evening, March 3 for the public to meet Koopman, and the final event is Thursday evening, March 4 for the community to meet Davis.
Jefferson County School Board set to interview 3 superintendent finalists
Public invited to take part in next week s interviews
MADRAS, Ore. (KTVZ) The Jefferson County School District 509J Board of Directors will be conducting interviews next week with three finalists to become the next superintendent.
The interviews will take place on the evenings of Tuesday, March 2, Wednesday March 3 and Thursday, March 4.
The new superintendent will succeed Ken Pershall, who announced last fall his plans to retire as of June 30.
Opportunities to meet each candidate will be held at the Performing Arts Center, 412 Buff Street in Madras, from 7-8 p.m. on each of the three evenings. Candidate evening meetings will be open to the public and available via YouTube stream to accommodate more of the community for viewing, due to capacity seating due to COVID. Limited seating in the PAC will be on a first-come, first-serve basis and in compliance with current COVID restrictions.