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.
SCHOOLS
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.
Fewer community groups got state funding for summer learning due to insurance requirement
About one-quarter fewer groups received funding this year, but the grant amounts were double what they were the year prior for groups who did receive them.
Salem-Keizer School Board selects firm for superintendent search
Board Chair Ashley Carson Cottingham said next steps include setting an “aggressive timeline” for the search to replace Superintendent Christy Perry.
Salem grad fulfills a dream: speaking to the UN
Jennifer Borrero, a South Salem High School graduate, is addressing the importance of equal access to education in a speech at the United Nations this weekend.
Report recommends mediation before school board meetings reopen to public
A new report details the interactions that led district Superintendent Christy Perry to act following regular conflict between politically opposed groups at school board meetings. Mike Slagle, who filed a complaint about the Aug. 9 meeting, said the findings were one-sided and inaccurate.
Oregon Moms Union to hold conference in Salem about parent choice and schools
The political action committee, formed in 2021 to oppose Covid mandates in schools and push for more parental involvement, will bring in national speakers to talk about school curriculum, charter schools and homeschooling.
