School Attendance Jumps in Walla Walla County
New truant enforcement efforts have significantly increased student enrollment across the county.
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County Superintendent Myers has prepared his report to the state superintendent, showing the work done in the schools of Walla Walla county for the past year. The report indicates a positive trend: the number of children of school age increased by 140 over last year, while the number of children not in school dropped from 900 to 200. Total enrollment is now 4,913. The report credits the truant officer for vigorously enforcing state laws. There are 69 organized districts in the county and 122 teachers. The average salary for male teachers is $70 per month, while female teachers earn $52 per month, both showing a slight increase over the previous year.
“The truant office has enforced the law vigorously.”
Educational funding and the state's role in local district oversight were as central to public life in 1904 as they are today. The data on gender-based salary disparities provides a stark window into the institutional inequities of the time.
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