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As enrollment declines, Salem-Keizer schools will cut 130 jobs, largely without layoffs
Most middle and high schools in Salem will lose several teachers next year as educators shuffle to vacant jobs. The cuts are in response to declining enrollment and rising costs.
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A pencil running for Oregon governor hopes to make its mark on education issues
A literacy advocate is running as a Pencil in the race for Oregon governor to get candidates talking about education issues in the state.
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State grant program providing millions for child care infrastructure projects winds down
Since fall 2024, more than 180 child care infrastructure projects in every Oregon county and eight federally recognized tribal nations have received a portion of a $50 million state fund, paid for with lottery-backed bonds.
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Salem elementary schools get state help for reading tutors
Local students struggling to learn to read will have extra help starting in the fall as the Salem-Keizer School District rolls out a new tutoring program funded by a state grant.
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Salem-Keizer School Board OKs sale of 2 shuttered rural schools
School district leaders plan to sell the closed Fruitland and Lake Labish school properties, as well as an office complex in central Salem.
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Unprepared: the broken pipeline teaching Oregon’s teachers
Nearly half of newly-licensed Oregon teachers in 2023 earned degrees online from programs that can't show they effectively teach reading instruction.
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City, school district pay thousands more per week for fuel as gas prices climb nationwide
While prices at the pump creep higher for Oregon residents, Cherriots, the city of Salem, the Salem-Keizer School District and Polk County are paying more to keep public vehicles on the road.
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School board to consider new reading curriculum for Salem’s elementary schools
For years, Salem teachers and principals have said they need better materials to teach students to read. Now, the school board is poised to adopt a new curriculum that's supposed to help.
Salem’s teacher union plans to use major grant for a year of training supporting educators
A recent $1 million grant from the Mountain West Center for Community Excellence will pay for hundreds of teachers to receive paid training in classroom management and other topics union leaders say are in high demand. The money will also reinstate a home visiting program and pay for books for classroom libraries.
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