In a town hall held by Salem Reporter, educators parsed the problems contributing to low reading skills in Salem-Keizer students, and touched on the training changes in the works.
About 4,500 fewer students will attend school in the Salem-Keizer School District by 2030, according to a new district forecast. The new report will inform plans for school renovations and potential closures over the coming years. The report predicts enrollment will continue to decline at…
Elementary schools in Keizer and Salem will close next week for staff training on literacy instruction.
Lawmakers will have a month to debate a bill that would get rid of the state’s 27-year-old education funding model and change standards for schools’ receiving funding.
The town hall will be at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 5, at the Elsinore Theatre, and also will be broadcast by Capital Community Media on Channel 21 and YouTube.
Oregon ranks last in the U.S. in fourth grade reading proficiency. Mississippi, a state some Oregonians like to deride as backward, scores at the very top. The Oregon Journalism Project looks at how this came about.
School district leaders are asking teachers in Oregon’s second-largest district to consider reducing a planned 3.5% pay increase next year to avoid layoffs.
High school students and some parents in the Salem area generally haven’t been thrilled about strict cell phone bans in school. But a few months into the year, teachers say they’re seeing huge improvements in class.
McNary's swimmers compete next at the Blanchet Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 13. The regular season begins in January.