The Salem-Keizer School District said the 2022 graduation rate was an improvement from pre-pandemic levels for years 2018-19.
Tag: EDUCATION
Oregon schools lean heavily on emergency teachers, including untrained ones
Struggling with staffing shortages exacerbated by the pandemic, Oregon schools leaned heavily last year on teachers who received emergency licenses from the state. During the 2021-22 school year, districts employed 438 emergency licensed teachers, up from 181 the year prior and a low of 134 five years ago, according to[Read More…]
Oregon schools need billions to close funding gap, education commission says
Years of underfunding has lead to a widening gap between what schools need and what they’re getting, a new report says.
Uncategorized Corban adds ag science program for fall 2022
The building where the new ag program at Corban University will be held. (Courtesy/Corban University) Corban University, a private Christian university in south Salem, is adding a new 4-year agricultural science degree program to its roster next year, contributing to a growing agricultural education sector in the Willamette Valley. The[Read More…]
Uncategorized Chemeketa faculty work overtime to bring geology labs, nursing classes online
Chemeketa Community College on Thursday, April 16. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) NOTE: Salem Reporter is providing free access to its content related to the coronavirus as a community service. Subscriptions are vital to continue this so please sign up today. Automotive students are working on cars in their driveways. Viticulture instructors lead wine[Read More…]
Uncategorized PHOTOS: Gov. Kate Brown signs Student Success Act at Washington Elementary School
Gov. Kate Brown shows a signed copy of the Student Success Act to Waldo Middle School students at a May 20, 2019 ceremony at Washington Elementary School. (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) After signing a $2 billion tax bill and education spending package into law last week, Gov. Kate Brown on Monday[Read More…]
Uncategorized Thousands of teachers, educators march on Oregon Capitol to demand funding
Educators rally in front of the Capitol as part of a statewide teacher walkout on May 8, 2019 (Aubrey Wieber/Salem Reporter) One llama and a handful of dogs joined about 2,000 educators from Salem, Eugene and the Mid-Willamette Valley for a march on the state capitol to urge legislators to[Read More…]
Oregon teachers want to make strong showing Wednesday in midst of legislature’s tax battle
Educators from across Oregon walk along Chemeketa Street during the March for Our Students on Feb. 18, 2019 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) SALEM — You may see them wearing red, walking out of school or at rallies after the bell rings. On Wednesday, public school teachers from Bend to Grants Pass[Read More…]
Uncategorized Salem-Keizer educators cheer legislative proposal to boost education funding
Salem-Keizer Superintendent Christy Perry addresses a room full of educators at a meeting with Rep. Teresa Alonso Leon (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Salem-Keizer educators are cheering an ambitious legislative package to reduce class size, hire more counselors in schools and help more classroom aides become teachers. At a meeting Tuesday evening[Read More…]
Students give Oregon legislators tips on fixing schools
Jenessa Teachout, a junior at Gresham’s Sam Barlow High School, and Meagan Graves, senior at Portland’s Madison High School, chat with Rep. Barbara Smith Warner, D-Portland, at a legislative committee session Thursday. (Jonathan House/Portland Tribune) If given a choice for one reform at his high school, Des’smen Pooler would add a mandatory class on[Read More…]
