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The strike has forced the closure of campuses and cancelled classes for some 422,000 students.

Critics of the bill point to test score drops, and other learning definciencies blamed on COVID, and say this bill would not help students close the learning gap.

The materials teach students "“climate change is an urgent women’s health concern,” and “racism is a major public health challenge as well.”

Anyone with such information should contact YCSO Detectives Reyna or Duggan at 509-574-2567.

The teachers union will vote on the new contract later Tuesday. However the agreement means no strike and that school will start on time. No details of the tentative agreement were released.

Earlier this week the association voted to authorize a strike if the school board doesn't provide a larger teacher salary increase offer. School starts Monday. Talks continue Friday afternoon.

Books will be available while supplies last. The increase in books and distribution sites this year (40K –vs- 35K) is thanks in part to a donation of additional books from the Fife School District.

If you are teacher, a bus driver or an educator with your valid school ID and are willing to dine in with Red Robin for your dedication to our children's future and for all your hard work, they want to offer you a Double Tavern Burger and bottomless steak fries. Yum!

Officials in the Toppenish School District say a policy of arming administrators has been successful since it was implemented in the fall of 2014.

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