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St. Joseph Catholic School plans to reopen Monday
A fire tore through the roof of the St. Joseph Catholic Church on Thursday, Aug. 31, delaying the start of school by a week.
Kids return to school in Salem
It was a day of mascot costumes, high-fives and excitement to see friends as about 39,000 students in the Salem-Keizer School District had their first day of class.
Attendance a key focus as Salem students head back for 2023
Wednesday is the first day back for students in the Salem-Keizer School District, but about 6,000 students had a short day of class Tuesday to get acquainted with new middle and high schools.
13 Salem, Keizer schools will start the year with new principals
Dustin Purnell at North Salem High School and Scott Gragg at McNary High School are among the new school leaders starting this fall.
Two dozen Oregon school districts will split $53 million for summer, after-school programs
United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley will get about $500,000 per year to offer its Enrichment Academy program in the Salem-Keizer School District, part of a round of state grants.
With Rotary support, kids living in 97306 can now get free books
A donation from the Creekside Rotary Club of Salem is covering an expansion of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library to parts of south Salem. Plans to grow to west Salem and other areas are in the works.
Salem school leaders look ahead to tough spending choices as funding drops
Declining enrollment paired with a large expansion of school employees following the Covid pandemic mean Salem-Keizer School District leaders will have to cut significantly for the 2024-25 school year
Oregon’s new education leader wants more, diverse teachers to get students caught up from Covid
Charlene Williams, the new director of the Oregon Department of Education, says she will unify the state’s 197 school districts on prioritizing students who’ve fallen furthest behind during the pandemic
Salem history moment: the case of the mistaken school identity
A historic photo in a city collection labeled as the Eola School turned out to be an early image of Brush College instead, Kimberli Fitzgerald writes.