Category Schools
Salem man arrested in “random attack” on school staff near Highland playground
Charly Velasquez-Sanchez faces charges alleging he assaulted two Highland Elementary School educators outside the school building on June 14, the school’s last day of the year.
SPECIAL REPORT: Flawed teaching methods hinder Oregon kids’ progress on reading
Part 2 of a special series: Oregon’s 15 educator preparation programs offer vastly different reading instruction methods to future teachers, and some teach flawed methods.
SPECIAL REPORT: Oregon fails to turn page on reading: $250 million spent in 25 years
Many Oregon kids still struggle to read because they are taught using ineffective methods. A special series from the Capital Chronicle examines the state's troubled history of reading instruction.
EDITOR’S NOTE: A month of talking to Salem’s graduating seniors
Managing Editor Rachel Alexander explains how she worked to capture a cross-section of high school graduates with Salem Reporter’s Class of 2023 series.
Some Salem classrooms will get window film following excessive heat complaints
Half of Salem schools lack air conditioning, and many school buildings are at least 50 years old. District officials said they’re working on an order of heat-reducing film for about 2,000 windows before school resumes in the fall.
CLASS OF 2023: McNary’s most spirited senior came back from Covid on a mission
Whether she's singing a heartfelt solo about faith or cleaning up the stands after a football game, Anna Sponable leads her classmates by example, teachers said.
CLASS OF 2023: Oregon’s top culinary student loves the history behind food
Kaylee Peerenbom-Dominguez started cooking for her family in elementary school and took on more responsibility after her mother died suddenly. She’s graduating as a standout senior in the Career Technical Education Center’s culinary program.
CLASS OF 2023: Keizer police cadet seeks out career helping children
Yanice Barajas Vera, who’s graduating from Roberts at Chemeketa, leads by example, even when that means volunteering to get pepper sprayed.
PHOTOS: Early College High School 2023 graduation
Thirty-four graduates earned diplomas from Early College High School, the small college prep school located on the Chemeketa Community College campus.