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District proposes 3.5% teacher raise as Salem-Keizer teacher union seeks 15%
Superintendent Andrea Castañeda announced an increase this week to what the Salem-Keizer School District is willing to pay teachers, while acknowledging other districts in the region are giving higher raises.

Kids return to school in Salem
It was a day of mascot costumes, high-fives and excitement to see friends as about 39,000 students in the Salem-Keizer School District had their first day of class.

Attendance a key focus as Salem students head back for 2023
Wednesday is the first day back for students in the Salem-Keizer School District, but about 6,000 students had a short day of class Tuesday to get acquainted with new middle and high schools.

13 Salem, Keizer schools will start the year with new principals
Dustin Purnell at North Salem High School and Scott Gragg at McNary High School are among the new school leaders starting this fall.

Salem school leaders look ahead to tough spending choices as funding drops
Declining enrollment paired with a large expansion of school employees following the Covid pandemic mean Salem-Keizer School District leaders will have to cut significantly for the 2024-25 school year

With state money drying up, Salem-Keizer goes back to basics on summer programs
Free summer programs for 2023 have focused more on academics in the Salem-Keizer School District. One final large program, JumpStart Kindergarten, begins Tuesday.

Sports fees return for Salem middle, high schoolers
After suspending athletic fees during the pandemic, the Salem-Keizer School District is bringing them back in the fall. The Salem-Keizer High School Sports Booster Club has pledged to cover the cost for any student who can’t afford them.

Literacy, listening are big focuses for Salem-Keizer’s new superintendent
Andrea Castañeda is about two weeks into her new job running Oregon’s second largest school district. She’ll speak to the Salem-Keizer School Board Tuesday night about her vision for her first months in office.

Leading from the heart, Christy Perry championed career education, graduation as Salem’s superintendent
Christy Perry retires June 30 after leading the Salem-Keizer School District for nine years, seeing schools through a pandemic, major construction and a significant expansion of bilingual education.