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Closing two Bellingham schools could affect all elementary students in district | Guest Commentaries

I have spent the past several years in Bellingham elementary classrooms, not as a parent of an elementary student — though I am one — but as a teacher educator.

I teach science methods courses at Western Washington University, and every quarter I bring my students into Bellingham Public…

Before closing Bellingham schools, be clear about the evidence | Opinion

I have spent the past several years standing in Bellingham elementary classrooms, not as a parent of an elementary student, though I am one, but as a teacher educator. I teach science methods courses at Western Washington University, and every quarter I bring my students into Bellingham Public…

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