SCHOOLS

Salem-Keizer schools will remain all-online for most students through at least Feb. 1

Teacher Kara Buchheit talks with Kristen Gough and son James, an incoming kindergartner at Kalapuya Elementary School on Thursday, September 17. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Nearly all of Salem-Keizer’s 41,000 students will continue school online through at least Feb. 1, the district announced Tuesday, citing a lack of progress in both[Read More…]

As Salem student task force nears recommendations on police in schools, conflicts erupt over process

Vinny Olivas, center, protests outside a Salem-Keizer School District building with other members of Latinos Unidos Siempre after walking out of a student task force meeting on Sept. 25 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Three months have passed since Christy Perry, superintendent of the Salem-Keizer School District, pledged to reassess the use[Read More…]

Excuse me teacher, you’re frozen again’ – navigating kindergarten in a pandemic

James Gough, an incoming kindergartner at Kalapuya Elementary School, laughs after making a mistake on an assessment test to gauge his alphabet comprehension on Thursday, September 17. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) The twenty-one students in Emma Kubishta’s kindergarten class started with the basics: a capital letter “A.” They watched on their[Read More…]

SURVEY: Salem families split between cautious optimism, frustration as kids head back to school

An empty classroom at Stevens Middle School on Aug. 18, 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Salem-area residents are split on whether it’s a good idea for students to return to classrooms this fall, according to a Salem Reporter survey, but most reported concerns about the academic and emotional well-being of their[Read More…]

PHOTOS: Kalapuya students reconnect with lost jackets, spring artwork at drive-though event

Piper Miller, 6, picks up school materials during a drive-in event at Kalapuya Elementary on Thursday, September 3. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem schools are getting ready for an online start to school with drive-by events where students can return library books, pick up needed supplies, meet teachers and dig through[Read More…]