Category Schools
Awesome 3000 returns to raise money for Salem schools
Salem's 2023 Awesome 3000 raised $35,000 to fund field trips and supplies for schools across the district. The race returns on Saturday, April 27.
Oregon to get portion of $21 billion for early and postsecondary education allocated by Congress
Oregon will get a portion of more than $8.7 billion in grants to help families afford child care, along with money for community colleges and special education programs.
Inequity, mismanagement beleaguer Oregon’s early learning agency, employees say
Records allege a “racist environment” and reveal deep divisions over child care governance in Oregon.
Union says new contract will give Salem’s teachers more time to plan class, meet student needs
Union leaders say a tentative contract reached with Salem-Keizer School District gives teachers meaningful input on how Oregon's second-largest district runs schools.
Salem-Keizer teachers, district reach deal averting strike
Teachers reached a tentative agreement with the Salem-Keizer School District on a two-year contract just after 1 a.m. Tuesday, ending nearly a year of tense negotiations.
What to know as Salem schools consider weapons detectors for middle, high schools
Equipping Salem middle and high schools with weapons detectors would cost about $800,000 upfront, school district leaders said, with no new employees required to operate them.
Salem teachers authorize strike, but union and district close to agreement
Union leaders said Friday that 94% of Salem teachers who cast a vote this week supported a strike, the first such vote in district history. The union isn’t setting a strike date in hopes they’ll resolve remaining issues in their contract during a Monday mediation session.
Salem-Keizer will demo weapons detection systems, get feedback at Friday event
School district leaders are considering installing portable weapons detectors at Salem middle and high schools following a March 7 shooting in Bush’s Pasture Park involving multiple high school students.
McKay orchestra to perform Vivaldi’s Double Cello Concerto in Thursday fundraiser
Cellists Marilyn de Oliveira and Trevor Fitzpatrick of the Oregon Symphony will perform in a special fundraiser concert Thursday with McKay High School's orchestra.