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Awesome 3000 to return for 2023
United Way of the Mid-Willamette Valley is bringing back the race as part of an ambitious plan to establish funds supporting every school in the Salem-Keizer School District.
Salem students will explore the stars, ukuleles and more with new grants
Twenty-five local teachers are taking on projects ranging from a school garden to a running club thanks to recent grants from MAPS Credit Union.
More oversight needed of community colleges after performance and enrollment declines, audit finds
The Secretary of State’s Office said the commission in charge of Oregon’s 17 community colleges needs to improve student achievement and access.
Oregon’s overreliance on tuition to cover rising college costs hurts the economy, report finds
Oregon students pay disproportionately high tuition, hindering enrollment and depriving the economy of trained professionals in key sectors.
Salem high school students get access to more aviation training next fall
The Salem-Keizer School Board last week decided to buy a $1.8 million building at the airport, clearing the way for an expanded career program to train students to be pilots and aircraft mechanics.
As universal free lunch takes hold in schools, Oregon will shift how it measures student poverty levels
The growing movement to provide free school lunches for all students has also made it increasingly difficult both to pinpoint what percentage of students in a given district are living at the poverty level, and to precisely target the money and services intended to help them.
Dozens of Salem kids need reading buddies as school programs reopen
After a nearly three-year hiatus, the SMART Reading program is returning to four Salem elementary schools. Enrolled kids get free books and a dedicated adult reading buddy.
Salem-Keizer bans independent reporter over inappropriate messages to teen athletes
According to reporting by students at Grant High School, the Salem-Keizer School District has banned the owner of a popular Instagram account that covered girls sports from school events and grounds. Their reporting found that he had been messaging students inappropriately.
YOUR GOVERNMENT: Salem-Keizer board considers land purchase for aviation program
If approved, the $1.825 million building at the Salem Municipal Airport would be the new home of an expanded drone and aviation program for high school students.