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If you’ve been following Salem news, you know school district leaders have been talking about budget cuts for a few months.

That mean there were few surprises in the budget plan Salem-Keizer School District Superintendent Andrea Castañeda presented Tuesday night. The document largely lays out the technical details of what she and other district leaders announced in April.

All told, 120 jobs for educators in schools are being cut for next school year. That was done with only one layoff – workers otherwise moved into vacant jobs or filled positions of people retiring.

But one immediate impact is being felt in high schools, where some elective courses with lower enrollment have been canceled. Our budget story below details what we know at this point about those changes.

Here’s some of today’s news. Head to our website anytime for the latest in local news.  

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School district budget proposal would finalize cuts, impacting some high school courses

Years of school cuts are likely ahead as enrollment in the Salem-Keizer School District continues to decline, Superintendent Andrea Castañeda said in her budget proposal for the 2026-27 school year.…

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5 things to do in Salem this week: Roller skate dance lessons, Mother’s Day brunch, Roger Tofte memorial

Events in Salem this week include roller skating dance lessons at The Madhouse, a reservation-free Mother’s Day brunch at The Yard Food Park and a celebration of life for Roger…

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A shooting in Salem could reshape social media privacy

Defense attorneys are pressing the parent company of Instagram and Facebook to turn over social media messages that could prove their client acted in self-defense in a June 2024 killing…

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READERS REACT: “I would like to see a list of regulatory tax burdens, for business, comparing Oregon to other states. We keep hearing about these but they are never explained. Maybe a serious discussion regarding a sales tax is in order, to offload the business community.” -Evan, on this article about a recent local business summit by Hailey Cook.

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