Education

SALEM, Ore.— Teachers, students and families from all over Oregon gathered in Salem today at the capital to fight for more funding. The Oregon Education Association put on the March for our Students to demand smaller classroom sizes, more funding and more …

MEDFORD, Ore.– The Medford School District is preparing to find a new superintendent in place of Dr. Brian Shumate, the current superintendent, pending if he finalizes his decision to leave by the end of the summer. In a report released by The LaGrange …

ASHLAND, Ore. — In the heat of the moment, an officer has to decide whether or not to pull the trigger and end one life to save others. This question and many more are what officers have to face in a single instant. …

CHILOQUIN, Ore. – An elementary school in Klamath County will close for the rest of the week to prevent the spread of a “viral illness.” In a press release dated February 12, the Klamath County School District announced the closure of Chiloquin …

CHICAGO, Ill. (NBC News) – A college degree may help you get a job, but new research reverses course on the theory that higher education might protect against dementia. Dr. Robert Wilson and colleagues at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago studied …

JACKSONVILLE, Ore. – Tonight, Jacksonville Elementary School put on a community fundraiser to renovate the playground to update the facility and make it more accessible to the kindergarten and special education students who need it the most. After the final bell on Friday, …

MEDFORD, Ore. – One of the highest graduation rates in our region belongs to Logos Public Charter School in Medford. Nearly 93% of Logos students have graduated for the 2017-2018 school year. Over half of the seniors have earned at least two …

MEDFORD, Ore. – Oregon currently ranks 48th out of 50 when it comes to graduation rates. Local educators are working with lawmakers to change those statistics through a focus on early education. “It’s really about letting people know how important preschool is …

ROGUE VALLEY, Ore. — Southern Oregon’s District Attorneys can follow the law, but other counties in Oregon apparently cannot. According to the Daily Courier, a journalism professor at the University of Oregon told his investigative reporting class to request public record appeals …

MEDFORD, Ore. — The Latino Partnership Program, which is an initiative of the Oregon Community Foundation, gave out multiple grants on Tuesday. The Oregon Community Foundation is the largest foundation in the state. Last year, it awarded more than $118 million in …