Author: Thomas Shults (KGW) Oregon schools are changing the way they teach students to read. Earlier this summer, the state legislature passed a bill which provides $120 million over two years, to school districts which use phonics-based reading. Phonics curriculum teaches ...
DOWNTOWN MEDFORD, Ore. — RCC President, Cathy Kemper-Pelle, says the college is planning on closing its Riverside Campus buildings A, C, and G. It’s also closing two buildings in Grants Pass. “This is part of a long-range plan to cut ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — An elective course being offered in partnership with the Ashland Independent Film Festival is allowing aspiring young journalists in the area to gain some hands on experience. AIFF’s ‘Teen Press’ elective course is offered to Medford, ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Parents and students in our area’s largest school district have been waiting for details on students returning to school. New guidance from the Oregon Department of Education was also released today, which is playing a role in ...
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. — Schools in the region are working to bring students back to class for in-person learning starting as early as next month. Following Governor Brown’s announcement of switching school metrics from ‘mandatory’ to ‘advisory’ starting January 1st, ...
ASHLAND, Ore. — A children’s museum in Ashland is hoping to keep kids involved with science at home. ScienceWorks Hands on Museum is launching an initiative called ‘ScienceWorks Everywhere’. The initiative is working to give students in need science kits ...
BEAVERTON, Ore. (KGW/NBC) – With the uncertainty surrounding remote learning in many places, one Oregon parent noticed a big problem. Many children don’t have a space of their own to learn at home and many families can’t afford to change ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — The Medford School District is hosting CANVAS training this week, that’s its online learning program. Parents will learn how the online learning platform works, how to message teachers through it and how to use the CANVAS app. ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — 2020 has become the year for remote working and learning. With school beginning in less than two weeks at home for thousands of local residents, many are scrambling to set-up at home offices and classrooms. “There are ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — The Medford School District unveiled a rough draft plan for school this Fall in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. MSD school superintendent, Bret Champion, hosted a zoom meeting with parents Tuesday night. Champion says one concern ...