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Salem students weigh inflation, democracy, international conflicts as they cast mock ballots for president
Thousands of middle and high school students across the Salem-Keizer School District participated in a mock election organized by the League of Women Voters, which wraps up this week. Results will be shared Nov. 1.
A rural eastern Oregon school district has the best reading scores in the state. Here’s how they did it.
The rural Adrian School District in Malheur County has more than 80% of third graders reading at grade level, up from 50% pre-pandemic.
Six Salem-Keizer schools will roll out pouches to lock up student phones
Schools across the U.S. are getting more serious about banning cellphones during the school day. McKay and Sprague high schools, and Houck, Stephens, Straub and Whiteaker middle schools will start using lockable pouches over the next few months.
Good school attendance gets some Salem families a phone call from the governor
Gov. Tina Kotek and state schools chief Charlene Williams joined a phone bank Tuesday evening at Waldo Middle School to check in with parents who have improved their students’ attendance this year.
2 girls charged in Englewood break-in, vandalism
Salem police arrested a 12 and 13-year-old girl on Tuesday night who are now facing burglary charges in juvenile court over a weekend break-in at Englewood Elementary School.
5 takeaways: Salem-Keizer’s school scores
State data released last week showed local schools are struggling to recover from the pandemic, with most students reading and doing math below grade level.
VOTE 2024: Chemeketa hopes to renew tax measure for remodels at every campus
With one tax bill paid off, the community college wants to keep property taxes flowing for a new round of purchases over the next 20 years. New buildings and improvements to existing facilities are in the package.
UPDATED: McKay student, 17, facing criminal charges after bringing gun to school
School employees found a gun during a routine bag search of a McKay student Monday. The student did not make any threats, district officials said.
Over $10,000 in damage at Englewood Elementary from weekend break-in
Extensive damage to Englewood Elementary School following a weekend break-in prompted a late start Monday morning.