Local Experts Address Educational Challenges

WALLA WALLA – Legislation regarding education funding and reform has always been a hot topic in Olympia, and this year is no exception. Last week, a group of local education professional spoke at Whitman College to share their priorities and concerns in a discussion titled Changes and Challenges in Education.

Sergio Hernandez

Sergio Hernandez gave what could arguably be considered the most surprising statistic of the presentation when he shared that the three states with the most languages spoken in school are California, with 210 languages, New York, with 169 languages, and Washington, with 1...