Art Schools

Rural schools struggle as timber payments end

10 Feb 2012

It’s been more than 30 years since Kermith Walters hauled logs of pine and fir through the mountains of Siskiyou County. He says he left it behind when the habitat of a dark brown, white-speckled bird became a matter of federal law. Since 1990, when the northern spotted owl was listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, millions of acres of old-growth forest have been closed to ...

Arts education in Alberni

9 Feb 2012

Artists schooled students on art in Alberni schools.

Brighter picture ahead for arts in Rockford School District

9 Feb 2012

ROCKFORD — The Rockford School District’s fine arts offerings have waned during the past decade as budget woes have forced the elimination or limitation of band, music, art and chorus programs at several schools.