TODAY’S BROADCAST:  Rachel Alexander goes behind the scenes to explain why the nonprofit group Causa, supporting farmworkers and immigrants, is going dark and Salem loses a long-time organization. The story she produced is HERE. She also discusses a cool program to help Black students (original story HERE) and the return[Read More…]

Reporter Rachel Alexander outside Four Corners Elementary (Fred Joe/Special to Salem Reporter) This week, Salem Reporter is publishing “Nine into Six,” a five-part series highlighting the challenges facing Salem’s high poverty schools that are tasked with getting kids who come into kindergarten years behind their wealthier peers ready for middle[Read More…]