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LISTEN IN: Why $1 billion isn’t enough for running Salem-Keizer schools

TODAY’S ENGAGING CONVERSATION:  Managing Editor Rachel Alexander translates the numbers in the budget for the year ahead for the Salem-Keizer School District, explaining what’s at stake for local schools. The story she produced is HERE. She also discusses a building boom in downtown Salem, reported HERE. And citizens can weigh in on which textbooks will be used in local middle schools. That story HERE.

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