Category Schools
Oregon lawmaker’s ‘simple’ attempt to push back against book bans becomes culture war flash point
A Senate bill would prevent districts from banning textbooks or library books because they include stories about protected groups.
Osvaldo Avila resigns from school board
Avila, who represents west Salem on the Salem-Keizer School Board, said in a statement Thursday that he wants to prioritize his family. He was elected in 2021.
Public invited to comment on revamped literacy standards for Oregon teacher colleges
Gov. Tina Kotek’s literacy council released six proposed literacy standards for universities to meet to prepare future teachers.
Salem-Keizer offers teachers 9% raise, $5,000 bonus as union seeks action to lower class sizes
Teacher union leaders have scaled back a request for extra pay for educators with large classes, but said Salem-Keizer teachers won’t approve a contract without some steps to address large class sizes and caseloads.
Lawmakers propose temporary summer school funding while pursuing long-term fix
Gov. Tina Kotek is backing a proposal to send school districts $50 million for summer programs after the Legislature failed to allocate funds last summer. Salem-Keizer leaders said the money would help expand offerings.
Salem-Keizer offers 13.5% raise, $5,000 retention bonus to classified workers
Leaders of ASKESP, the union representing 2,800 custodians, bus drivers, classroom assistants and other employees of the Salem-Keizer School District, said they’re hopeful they can reach a contract after seeing the district's latest offer.
McNary closes campus during lunch for freshmen, sophomores
Principal Scott Gragg said the change is being made because of disciplinary issues off-campus, as well as a high number of students absent or tardy after lunch.
Oregon graduation rate holds steady for second year following slight COVID dip
The graduation rate for Oregon's class of 2023 was about 81%, the same as the class of 2022 but down slightly from a high of 85% pre-pandemic.
Four in five Salem high schoolers graduated in 2023, new state data shows
Salem high schools in 2023 graduated a higher share of recent immigrants than the state average. It was the first year Oregon collected the data.