School budget proposal adds behavior help amid declining enrollment
Good morning, Salem.
Big school districts including Portland and Beaverton are cutting back this year, but Salem-Keizer wants to get more people into local schools after a deep round of cuts last year.
Superintendent Andrea Castañeda released her budget proposal last night, which includes more special education, behavior support - and a new plumber. A district budget committee will spend the next few weeks discussing and modifying it before the school board votes on a final budget in June.
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A budget proposal from Superintendent Andrea Castañeda would add 66 employees to the Salem-Keizer School District at a time when other districts are making cuts, mostly to address "overdue" needs…
U.S. Attorney Pam Bondi on Tuesday announced what she described as the largest fentanyl seizure in U.S. history, following the arrest of a man accused of running a sophisticated drug…
A weekend protest and a petition called on the city of Salem to cancel its contract with Avelo Airlines, the only commercial carrier serving the city airport. The city doesn’t…
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