With the new financial incentive structure, substitutes for the district can make up to $1,200 extra this school year, on top of their regular hourly pay.
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Salem-Keizer wins grant for third electric school bus
For the third year in a row, the district will get an electric bus thanks to a Portland General Electric grant.
LISTEN IN: How the community reacted to the death of a West Salem teenager
A West Salem teenager facing challenges is found dead in the Willamette River and the community reacts with care and concern.
How Salem-Keizer schools have used Covid relief funds: staff, technology, community partnerships
The district has $151 million to spend total, with most of it still unclaimed. Much has gone toward hiring new employees to cut elementary class sizes, add school nurses and mentor high school students to help them stay on track.
Community holds vigil to mourn loss of local teen
Hundreds gathered at West Salem High School Tuesday night to mourn the loss of junior Serena Brenneman.
A force for parent empowerment, equity in Salem education retires
Annalivia Palazzo-Angulo has spent decades fighting to improve education for Latino and Spanish-speaking students in Salem, focusing on teaching parents how to help their kids while pushing the school district to better serve everyone.
Police, community seeking information on missing West Salem teen
Police and the community seeking a Salem teen has not been seen by his family since a football game at West Salem High School on Sept. 16.
LISTEN IN: Politics getting heated at school board sessions and why it matters
Volatility at sessions of the Salem-Keizer School Board leads to an investigation, extraordinary decision to close public out of meetings. Managing Editor Rachel Alexander provides the background in a new broadcast.
Salem students’ English, math skills fell sharply during pandemic, state tests show
Just one-third of the 20,000 district students tested in the spring of 2022 were proficient in English, and one in five in math – a substantial drop from pre-pandemic numbers.
How has more than $1.5 billion in federal Covid relief money changed Oregon schools?
Districts have two more years to spend $1 billion in federal funds, but some say the benefits have been temporary and have come with unintended consequences.