Elijah, 4, plays atop some boulders in a grassy area outside the Oregon Convention Center while his grandfather, Matt Fujiyoshi, takes photos with his cellphone. The family had to evacuate their home during wildfires. (Pamplin Media Group) Think the calamitous, cascading crises of 2020 have been tough on adults? Imagine[Read More…]
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Child poverty falling in Oregon, but educational outcomes still lag
Students eat breakfast in the Hallman Elementary School cafeteria (Fred Joe/Special to Salem Reporter) The number of children living in poverty in Oregon is lower than at any point during the last decade, but the state still lags on educational outcomes, according to data released Monday from the Annie E.[Read More…]