Ferndale teacher contract negotiation update – 9/10/10
UPDATED 9:45 a.m. 9/10 Negotiators from both sides met until about 1:30 a.m. before calling it a night, according to the district office. Talks resumed this morning about 9:30 a.m. Teachers are...
View ArticleTeacher salary information for Washington State – updated
Update at bottom of post… There is a correction in the salaries for Mount Baker and Nooksack Valley school districts. I had a reader ask me to compare Ferndale teacher salaries to other districts in...
View ArticleNo school for Ferndale students on Monday
Contract negotiations are still going on Friday afternoon, Sept. 10, but school has already been canceled for Monday, Sept. 13. Athletics will continue as scheduled. The post No school for Ferndale...
View ArticleComparing Ferndale teacher planning time to other Whatcom County districts –...
The Ferndale Education Association has a graph up on its website showing how elementary teacher planning time in Ferndale compares to other districts. In fact-checking the data, I discovered that some...
View ArticleFerndale teachers and district reach tentative agreement – updated
UPDATE 4 p.m.: The FEA has unanimously ratified the contract. The Ferndale School District and the Ferndale Education Association have reached a tentative contract agreement, according to the FEA....
View ArticleDetails on the new Ferndale teacher contract
The Ferndale School District has posted the following news release on its negotiations updates page. School will start on Tuesday, Sept. 14. Release Date: September 11, 2010; 3:59 p.m. At the midnight...
View ArticleFerndale and Windward high schools having open houses Thursday night
Ferndale and Windward high schools will be opening their doors Thursday night for the greater community. Below is the release from the Ferndale School District. Ferndale High School and Windward High...
View ArticleWWU hits new record enrollment: nearly 15,000 students
From Western Washington University: Western Washington University has a record enrollment of nearly 15,000 students for fall quarter. Although the plan had been to hold enrollment to fall quarter 2009...
View ArticleAP: Salmon in the Classroom cut from state budget
From the Associated Press: Each year, 40,000 school children in the state have been introduced to the life of the salmon through the Salmon in the Classroom program. But beginning in January, the...
View Article‘Miss Representation’ documentary to be screened May 20 at WWU
The documentary “Miss Representation” will be shown Sunday, May 20, at Western Washington University. The event begins at 6 p.m. in the Viking Union Multi-Purpose Room in Bellingham. The film by...
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