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Salem-Keizer joins districts suing e-cigarette manufacturer Juul
The district’s suit is one of hundreds of similar claims from around the U.S., and argues the e-cigarette giant reversed decades of progress in curbing youth smoking by deliberately targeting teens with its advertisements and branding.
Sprague is latest Salem high school to get a remodel
The expansion, completed this fall, adds more space for special education and career programs, as well as a calming room and new science labs.
Salem-Keizer wins grant for third electric school bus
For the third year in a row, the district will get an electric bus thanks to a Portland General Electric grant.
Salem students’ English, math skills fell sharply during pandemic, state tests show
Just one-third of the 20,000 district students tested in the spring of 2022 were proficient in English, and one in five in math – a substantial drop from pre-pandemic numbers.
Fire foundation gets grant to translate CPR videos for Salem students
For years, local firefighters and paramedics have taught CPR in middle schools. Now, that training will be accessible in eight other languages.
Breakfast, lunch will be free for all Salem-Keizer students this year
Though some federal programs providing free school meals during the pandemic have ended, local schools won't be affected.
Classroom aides to see 8% raise in Salem
Under agreements with employee unions, teachers and other licensed workers will see a 4.5% raise for the upcoming school year, plus a retention bonus.
Salem-Keizer board will start superintendent search Sept. 1
The Salem-Keizer School District’s board expects to begin finding a new superintendent by Sept. 1 after first securing a firm to aid in the search. On Tuesday, board chair Ashley Carson Cottingham updated the board on the search giving a rough timeline culminating in a…
Divided school board bans concealed carry in Salem-Keizer
The vote prohibits visitors from conceal carrying on school property and comes after Senate Bill 554 passed in 2021 allowing districts to set their own policies in regards to banning guns.