Your Tuesday evening update on Salem news
Good evening, Salem.
Getting students to come to school remains a vexing problem in Oregon. Students can’t learn to read if they’re not in class. State and local attendance rates plummeted during Covid and to date remain below 2019 levels, despite improvements in recent years.
On Thursday, new state data will give a fresh look at how our students are doing with getting to class. We’ll parse Salem and Keizer schools for outliers and talk to principals about what’s going well and where challenges remain.
The data this year also includes mobility rates – how many students switch schools mid-year, or enroll late. That’s another factor that’s little discussed outside school walls but can significantly affect academic achievement.
Our team remains determined, through our own reporting and our partner newsrooms, to shine a light on what’s keeping so many Oregon students from reading and doing math at grade level. That includes these state data points, as well as stories about local efforts.
Have suggestions for what we should focus on or questions about attendance you’d like our reporting to answer? Send them to [email protected].
Here’s some of today’s news. Head to our website anytime for the latest in Salem.
www.salemreporter.com
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public feedback on its plan for a late 2026 deep drawdown of Detroit Reservoir, which is expected to increase the amount of…
www.salemreporter.com
A federal judge on Monday ordered Marion County to comply with administrative subpoenas from federal immigration authorities issued over the summer, court records show. It’s one of two open legalu0026hellip;
www.salemreporter.com
Oregon Secretary of State Tobias Read previously called for Christy McCormick to resign.
www.salemreporter.com
Oregon’s Rainy Day Fund has nearly $2 billion and hasn’t been tapped since 2010. A separate $1 billion state fund is set aside for schools during tough economic times.
Copyright © 2025 Salem Reporter. All rights reserved. |
Our mailing address is: 494 State St., #410 • Salem, Oregon 97301 |
You are receiving this email because you signed up through our website or participated in a promotion. |