Category SCHOOLS
Fire foundation gets grant to translate CPR videos for Salem students
For years, local firefighters and paramedics have taught CPR in middle schools. Now, that training will be accessible in eight other languages.
Breakfast, lunch will be free for all Salem-Keizer students this year
Though some federal programs providing free school meals during the pandemic have ended, local schools won't be affected.
Classroom aides to see 8% raise in Salem
Under agreements with employee unions, teachers and other licensed workers will see a 4.5% raise for the upcoming school year, plus a retention bonus.
Salem-Keizer board will start superintendent search Sept. 1
The Salem-Keizer School District’s board expects to begin finding a new superintendent by Sept. 1 after first securing a firm to aid in the search. On Tuesday, board chair Ashley Carson Cottingham updated the board on the search giving a rough timeline culminating in a…
Oregon schools lean heavily on emergency teachers, including untrained ones
Struggling with staffing shortages exacerbated by the pandemic, Oregon schools leaned heavily last year on teachers who received emergency licenses from the state. During the 2021-22 school year, districts employed 438 emergency licensed teachers, up from 181 the year prior and a low of 134…
Divided school board bans concealed carry in Salem-Keizer
The vote prohibits visitors from conceal carrying on school property and comes after Senate Bill 554 passed in 2021 allowing districts to set their own policies in regards to banning guns.
Oregon schools need billions to close funding gap, education commission says
Years of underfunding has lead to a widening gap between what schools need and what they’re getting, a new report says.
AGENDA: Salem-Keizer board to vote on concealed weapons ban
The Salem-Keizer School Board will vote Tuesday on a policy banning concealed weapons from district schools. Currently, state law prohibits open carry of guns in public buildings, which includes schools, with exceptions for law enforcement officers. That law does not apply to those with concealed carry licenses…
Summer camp unites Latino Salemites to learn, play as families
Now in its second year, the program put on by the Salem-Keizer Coalition for Equality blends reading and math with traditional dance and cuisine over a month of classes and field trips for parents and kids.