The Salem-Keizer School Board on Tuesday unanimously approved a plan to lay off hundreds of teachers and educators next school year as part of a $71 million budget cut plan that will reduce services for the district’s 40,000 students next year.
Author: Rachel Alexander of the Salem Reporter
A community of veterans takes shape in downtown Salem
Courtney Place opened in April after construction delays and pandemic challenges. The $10 million project has 34 apartments for veterans, with 1-bedrooms renting for $865 and two-bedrooms for $1,035. Construction was paid for mostly with state grants.
Residents can earn no more than $35,160 for a single person, or $50,220 for a family of four.
Salem-Keizer board ratifies teacher contract, students speak against weapons detectors
The Salem-Keizer School Board on Tuesday unanimously approved a two-year contract with district teachers, ending a contentious bargaining process that almost led to the first teacher strike in district history.
School board to vote on new teacher contract
The Salem-Keizer School Board meets Tuesday, April 9, to ratify a contract with the district teacher union, a vote which will close out a contentious bargaining process that almost led to the first teacher strike in district history.
Kotek says no to Salem tribal casino
Gov. Tina Kotek threw cold water on plans for a new tribal casino in northeast Salem – but the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians say they’re not giving up on the project.
Bethell resigns from Salem-Keizer School Board
Danielle Bethell has resigned from the Salem-Keizer School Board a little over three years after taking office.
School board Chair Ashley Carson Cottingham announced Bethell’s resignation at the start of Tuesday’s school board meeting, saying Bethell had informed board leadership of her decision Monday night.
Christy Perry announces she’ll retire at end of school year
Perry has been superintendent of the Salem-Keizer School District since 2014 and said she wanted to give the school board ample time to choose a successor.
Two die in single-engine aircraft crash at Salem Airport
The Beechcraft K35 following a crash at Salem Municipal Airport Jan. 29, 2022. (Courtesy/Salem Police Department) A pilot from Boring was apparently practicing takeoffs and landings when he crashed his plane at Salem Municipal Airport Saturday, killing himself and his passenger, according to federal authorities. Salem police identified the victims[Read More…]
Gov. Brown tells Oregon health care workers to get vaccinated or expect regular Covid tests
Oregon health care providers must prove they’re vaccinated against Covid or be tested for the virus weekly starting Sept. 30, Gov. Kate Brown said Wednesday. It’s the latest regulation the governor has issued as the number of Oregonians contracting Covid and being hospitalized with the virus has skyrocketed in recent[Read More…]
Salem, you’re going to be free – Oregon pandemic limits going away
Gov. Kate Brown listens to an update from the state Employment Department during a revenue briefing on Monday, April 20. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem residents can drop their masks and pack into restaurants starting no later than Wednesday, June 30, Gov. Kate Brown announced Friday. Brown said the state would[Read More…]