Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Latest reporting from the Education desk.
Education
Classified workers at Oregon's seven public universities, including Western Oregon University near Salem, reached a tentative four-year contract deal late Sunday, Sept. 27, averting a strike set to begin hours later on the first day of fall term.
Education
Classified workers at Oregon's seven public universities, including Western Oregon University near Salem, reached a tentative four-year contract deal late Sunday, Sept. 27, averting a strike set to begin hours later on the first day of fall term.
Education
Classified workers at Oregon's seven public universities, including Western Oregon University near Salem, reached a tentative four-year contract deal late Sunday, Sept. 27, averting a strike set to begin hours later on the first day of fall term.
Education
Chemeketa Community College's four-week CDL program trains Salem-area students to earn a commercial driver's license for $6,250, with classes running through December 2026 and Oregon truckers earning a median $61,980 annually.
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Parents and neighbors are raising $300,000 to build an all-inclusive playground at Sumpter Elementary School in Salem after student Juniper Adkisson, a wheelchair user, was left unable to use any of the school's existing equipment despite it meeting ADA standards.
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Willamette and Pacific university presidents published a joint op-ed on Sunday, July 26, detailing how the merger into the University of the Northwest will create accelerated degree pathways for Salem students, including a direct route from exercise science to a physical therapy doctorate.
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Salem-Keizer Public Schools shifted roughly 1,200 substitute teachers and support staff from direct district employment to Edustaff, a national private staffing firm, effective July 1, as the district grapples with a $23 million budget gap and chronic staffing shortages.
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Salem-Keizer's free summer lunch program now requires children and families to eat on site at 10 school locations through Friday, Aug. 28, after a federal policy change ended the grab-and-go format used since the pandemic.
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Oregon's school funding formula undercounts Salem-Keizer's low-income students by nearly three to one, costing the district $5 million on top of a $23 million structural deficit, with potential reform not expected until the 2027 legislative session.
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation's 2026 KIDS COUNT Data Book, released July 7, finds Oregon ranks near the bottom nationally for reading proficiency — a finding that mirrors Salem-Keizer Public Schools' own data showing only 32.2% of students reading at grade level.
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Salem-Keizer's Class of 2026 produced 3,094 graduates who collectively earned $123.73 million in scholarships and 462 Seal of Biliteracy designations, the district announced June 8 — one day before the school board adopted a $1.12 billion budget that includes staff reductions.
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