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Phone pouches expand to nearly all Salem-Keizer high schools
Students at about half of local middle schools and all major district high schools will be required to lock phones in pouches starting this fall. Seven schools started using the pouches last school year, with six more joining them this year.
West Salem student who died in Tuesday crash was known for his empathy and ambition
Elijah Jung, an incoming senior at West Salem High School, died in a car crash outside of West Salem Tuesday night. A vigil is scheduled at the crash site on Northwest Gibson Road at 6:30 p.m. Friday.
12 schools in Salem-Keizer School District will see new principals for 2025-26
Waldo Middle School and a share of Salem and Keizer elementary schools will have new leaders this fall.
OSU exec with engineering background to oversee Salem-Keizer infrastructure
Paul Odenthal, a longtime officer in the Navy’s Civil Engineer Corps, will oversee school district facilities, transportation and technology starting in August.
US Education Department to unfreeze contested K-12 funds
The unfrozen federal money includes about $6 million for Salem-Keizer School District programs including teacher training and helping kids learn English.
Lack of grant oversight led to $1.4 million in wasteful Preschool Promise payments, report finds
An investigation by the Secretary of State’s Office found grants were misappropriated due to lack of oversight at Oregon’s education and early learning departments
Oregon’s governor made a deal with Nvidia to get AI education in Oregon schools. What does it mean?
Oregon is one of several states making deals with the trillion-dollar chip maker to get artificial intelligence lessons into K-12 and college classes.
‘These are big bills’: Oregon’s student loan watchdog logs record high complaints
Oregon’s student loan ombudsman talks recent changes to federal policy.
Oregon leaders decry, challenge new Head Start immigration restrictions
A coalition of Head Start providers updated an April lawsuit to include new immigration status restrictions for the national early childhood care program.