Articles by Jacquelyn Opalach

November 2020

BRILLIANCE IN THE WORLD: For Humboldt’s California Teacher of the Year, Education is About Encouraging Students to Shine

What About Sports? Humboldt’s Kid Athletes and Their Coaches are Preparing For Spring Seasons, but the State Still Hasn’t Let Anyone Know If or When Games Will be Possible

As NoHum High Schools Prepare to Reopen, Staff Tackles Enormous Logistical Hurdles Required to Keep Everyone Safe

October 2020

Why Did the Arcata School District Change How it Elects Board Members? A Concern for Equity, and a Legal Threat From an Out-of-Town Organization

Arcata School District Candidates Bring Different Backgrounds, Perspectives to Race for Area 4 Seat

For Northern Humboldt High School District Candidates, Equity and COVID are the Topics of the Day

Among Three Candidates for Fortuna High School District, Differing Opinions on Reopening, Equity and Union Relations

September 2020

MEASURE D: South Bay Union School District Wants to Modernize its Campuses and Build a New Preschool

ONE, TWO, THREE AND TO THE FOUR: Local Sixth-Grade Teacher Blesses Students and Community With Seasons-Themed Rap

McK School Board Race: Four Candidates Debate Reopening, Equity, Prop. 15 and More

How Do You Do This Over Zoom? Humboldt County Teachers Discuss Arts Education in the Age of COVID

Elementary Schools in Arcata and McK are Feeding All Kids for Free

LEARNING THROUGH COVID: Students and Faculty at Arcata High Schools Say That the New Distance Learning Regime Has Been Successful, But Weird

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