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Friday Open Thread
The candidates for School Board continues to grow and I'll have a thread on the newest folks. Interesting, though, that Patu still has no challenger.I'll note that Trump is considering former senator, Joseph Lieberman, as the head of the FBI. A former elected official as head of the FBI? Who sits on a board for one of DeVos' organizations? Of course, that makes sense.
Portland Schools passed a record $790M bond for school buildings:
Portland voters Tuesday approved the largest school bond in state history, which would raise taxes to address high levels of lead in drinking water at nearly every school and pay for modernizing schools.Speaking of school buildings, a good story from the Skagit Valley Herald about a new kind of building, the first in the state.
With its exposed wood walls, the smell of wood is unsurprising in Jefferson Elementary School’s new building.
The building, which was built using cross-laminated timber, is the first of its kind in the state. Its ribbon-cutting Monday drew officials including Gov. Jay Inslee and state Rep. Jeff Morris, D-Mount Vernon.
The Mount Vernon School District was one of five in the state to receive a grant to construct new classrooms using the prefabricated, solidly engineered wood paneling.It’s so strong that two-by-fours are not needed to support even multistory buildings, he said.
SPS is using this at Maple Elementary.For Jefferson Elementary School, the new building will help meet the increasing demand for classroom space without relying on portable buildings, Mount Vernon School District Superintendent Carl Bruner said.
Good first-person story in the Times from a young woman who attended Franklin and what she got from moving from private to public school. Speaking of the Times, here's their excellent round-up of summer happenings.
Director Pinkham has a community meeting tomorrow at Lake City Library from 10-11:30 am.
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