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ASHLAND, Ore. — “He absolutely hates zoom. And it’s been pretty difficult,” said Allegra Brucker, an Ashland parent. For Brucker, distance learning is a nothing short of a struggle. Her 3rd grader misses his classmates. Her 2nd grader feels nervous about being …

MEDFORD, Ore. — Some Medford kindergartners went to school in-person today for the first time this school year. They were only in class for a couple hours in small groups and masks were required indoors. The district’s communication specialist, Natalie Hurd, took …

MEDFORD, Ore. – With many families looking for child care and learning solutions this fall, state agencies are urging residents to put safety first. In a press release Friday, the Oregon Department of Education Director Colt Gill said, “Multi-family learning groups may …

MEDFORD, Ore.– The Oregon Department of Education announced new standards for reopening this week that will benefit rural schools by relaxing some of the restrictions originally set in place. School districts are closing in on the new school year but with this …

MEDFORD, Ore. — A pair of students are asking North Medford High School to change policies, regarding sexual assault and harassment cases. “I didn’t know what to do so when I went to the assistant principal, she said they’d look into it. …

MEDFORD, Ore. — “For children who depend on those perimeters and those structured situations, here we are in this situation when we don’t know when it’s going to end,” said Tammi Pitzen, Jackson Co. Children’s Advocacy Center. Working from home, isolated and …

ASHLAND, Ore.– Over a million international students in the United States could be forced out of the country in the coming months. The looming threat comes after the Trump administration released a new policy this week through ICE. It outlines that any …

OREGON – An Oregon Secretary of State’s audit says the Department of Education can better support students experiencing disabilities. The audit released this month reveals there is a lack of resources for students in Oregon who have disabilities. It says the biggest …

MEDFORD, Ore. – Oregon school districts are wrapping up perhaps the strangest school year we’ve ever seen. They’re also planning for next fall, while having little idea about how it will all work. “This has really pushed us to change and I …

MEDFORD, Ore.– Oregon students, and students across the country, are poised to face a pitfall in academic learning due to the coronavirus pandemic. With lengthy school shutdowns, a research study from Portland projects students will not be as well equipped returning in …