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8th grader urges board to reverse decision removing EAST program from junior high

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Summary

An 8th-grade student told the board that removing the EAST (Education Accelerated by Service and Technology) program will deprive students of hands-on, exploratory learning and urged the board to reconsider.

Hadley Rosequist, an 8th grader at Washington Junior High School, used the board’s public-comment time on Dec. 17 to urge the Bentonville School District Board of Education to reconsider a decision to remove the EAST program from the district’s junior high offerings.

"EAST allows students to lead their own learning... it's about…

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