Penwells selected for Harvard study

Andrew and Ronda Penwell, Colfax Junior-Senior High School teachers, have been chosen in a group of 77 teachers across the country to go to a summer workshop at Harvard University. The all-expenses paid trip to Harvard Business School in Cambridge, Mass., will be Aug. 18-20.

The Pullman League of Women Voters nominated the Penwells for the workshop which is sponsored by the League's national organization.

The event will focus on the Harvard case-study method of civics education, regarding landmark court cases.

"It is a pretty amazing opportunity. You don't get this chance every day in the educ...