In Oregon and across the U.S., there's renewed attention on how schools teach kids to read. State tests continue to show a significant majority of Salem's students aren't reading at grade level, and those numbers haven't recovered from significant drops during Covid.
Later this month, the Salem-Keizer NAACP is putting on a free screening of a film, "The Right to Read," that explores the issue.
"It features an activist, a teacher and two American families who fight to provide our youngest generation with the most foundational indicator of life-long success: the ability to read," an event description says.
The film will screen on Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Loucks Auditorium at Salem Public Library main branch, 585 Liberty St. S.E., from 2:45 to 4:30 p.m. No preregistration is required to attend.
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The Mid-Willamette Valley Community Action Agency has renovated the former Tanner Project building into a family shelter, called ARCHES Nest. It is set to open in late January.
Events in Salem this week include a workshop on herbal remedies, a reception welcoming a group of artists to the Bush Barn Art Center and a musical arrangement of Little…
Disability Rights Oregon wants a court order that will hold Oregon State Hospital accountable for failing to admit patients from jails within seven days.
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