First grade teacher Adelyn Rowland works with Gracie Sligh during the first day back to school at Liberty Elementary School on Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Oregon students exposed to Covid in the classroom will have the option to remain at school provided they test negative for the[Read More…]
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School board members around Oregon get warning: Obey the law
VALE – The Oregon School Boards Association on Friday warned school board members across the state that any effort to defy state Covid mandates is “unacceptable.” The stern letter to 1,400 school board members and superintendents follows actions in recent weeks by school board considering or acting against mask and[Read More…]
AROUND OREGON: Adrian School Board fires superintendent for obeying state’s mask mandate
Kevin Purnell gives an emotional farewell to the Adrian community after the Adrian School Board fired him after meeting in executive, or closed, session for about 30 minutes on Monday, Aug. 30. (AUSTIN JOHNSON/The Enterprise) ADRIAN – Kevin Purnell was fired Monday as superintendent of the Adrian School District just one[Read More…]
Uncategorized Governor mandates masks for all Oregon K-12 schools in fall 2021
Gov. Kate Brown talks with first graders in teacher Christopher Ramos’ dual language class at Lincoln Elementary School on the first day back to in-person learning in Woodburn, Ore. on Thursday, April 1, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) Salem students and educators returning to classrooms in the fall will have to[Read More…]
Oregon students shouldn’t have to prove they can write or do math to get a diploma, lawmakers decide
South Salem High School turned its football field into a ceremonial grounds for graduation on Friday, June 11. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter) A bill to prohibit Oregon schools from requiring students to show they can read, write and do math at a basic high school level is headed to Gov. Kate Brown after[Read More…]
Uncategorized Gov. Brown joins Woodburn students for first day back in-person
Gov. Kate Brown visits a kindergarten class taught by Janeen Weigel on the first day back of in-person learning at Lincoln Elementary School in Woodburn, Ore. on Thursday, April 1, 2020. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) “Who likes being back in school?” Gov. Kate Brown addressed a kindergarten class at Lincoln Elementary[Read More…]
Uncategorized State reports show about 28,000 Oregon kids attending school in-person, with 32 student and staff Covid cases
James Gough, an incoming kindergartner at Kalapuya Elementary School, works on an assessment test to gauge his alphabet comprehension on Thursday, September 17. (Amanda Loman/Salem Reporter) With tens of thousands of Oregon kids attending class in-person, the state has so far seen 32 cases of the virus tied to K-12[Read More…]
Parents, teachers rally at Oregon Capitol for option to return to school in-person
Parents, students and teachers rally in support of opening Oregon schools for in-person classes at the state capitol in Salem on Oct. 5, 2020 (Rachel Alexander/Salem Reporter) Three weeks into the school year, DeLee Brown says too many Salem kids are slipping through the cracks in online school. Brown is[Read More…]
Thousands of Oregon families choose new online programs for school
Taryn Anderson’s oldest child, Jordyn, 13, doing distance learning in the spring. Distance learning at Taryn Anderson’s house last spring included her three kids, plus a niece and nephew. This fall, Anderson’s two youngest kids will attend EDGE, a new online program from the Salem-Keizer School District. (Courtesy/Taryn Anderson) As[Read More…]
Uncategorized With the future of school uncertain, more Oregon families opt for online charters
Ainsleigh, Alexi and Amelia Pack work in the family’s Keizer home. The three girls have enrolled in Willamette Connections Academy for the 2020-21 school year after a mixed experience with online classes in the spring (Courtesy/Pack family) Ainsleigh Pack said her final months at Whitaker Middle School were a mixed[Read More…]
