Dr. Miriam Mickelson: “In a world where dialogue and discourse are often fractured and where divisions can come too easily, this… is an opportunity for us to show our students what it looks like when adults take on hard issues with integrity by seeking common ground, honoring different perspectives, and working collaboratively toward shared solutions.”
Nancy Forrest (KEPW) For KEPW News, this is Nancy Forrest. This is an update on a story the KEPW News Team has been covering since November of last year.
With the 4J School District facing a $30 million shortfall, at the Dec. 10, 2025 meeting Family School parents and students turned out in large numbers to ask that the district preserve and protect a vital alternative school that has served thousands of Eugene families effectively for over 37 years.
Parent Blake McWilliams highlighted the value that Family School provides for the district:…