Category SCHOOLS
Straub Middle School evacuated after fire set in bathroom
No students or staff were harmed after a fire was set Thursday afternoon in a Straub Middle School bathroom.
Vendor breach exposes Social Security numbers for thousands of Salem-Keizer School District employees
Employees who have worked for the Salem-Keizer School District since 2008 may have had Social Security numbers and other sensitive information compromised in a recent vendor data breach.
Salem-Keizer School Board passes resolution affirming district won’t collect, share immigration records
Several students told the Salem-Keizer School Board Tuesday night about how deportation or threats of having immigration enforcement called on them impacted their lives and education.
Salem-Keizer School Board to vote Tuesday on immigration resolution
School board directors will vote Tuesday evening on a statement reaffirming district policy not to collect information on immigration status or allow federal immigration authorities to access schools.
Salem school library workers say they “don’t have time to talk about books”
Library media assistants, who run school libraries for Salem’s youngest readers, say they’ve become little more than babysitters. They’ve been pushed to cover more classes and increasingly supervise computer use by students instead of book use.
Chemeketa enrollment starting to rebound after sharp pandemic decline
Community college enrollment was up across Oregon this fall, driven by more students pursuing career education programs.
U.S. House fails to reauthorize 20-year-old bipartisan bill to fund rural schools, communities
Oregon will miss out on millions in funding from the Secure Rural Schools bill, which passed the Senate but failed to garner Republican support to pass in the House.
Salem-Keizer will pay music teacher accused of grooming $30K to resign
Former McNary High school choir teacher Joshua Rist is resigning from the Salem-Keizer School District after over a year on paid leave. In exchange for his resignation, the district also took down a video statement from Superintendent Andrea Castañeda addressing allegations against him.
Ahead of winter break, local teachers get $50,000 in grants for classroom projects
Maps Community Foundation surprised teachers across Salem and Keizer in recent days with its latest round of teacher grants that will pay for extra school supplies, field trips, clubs and more.